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What Is a Double-Double in Basketball? What 1,916 of Them Show
A double-double is when a player gets 10 or more in two of five stats in one game: points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks. Here's how it works, how it differs from a triple-double and quadruple-double, and what 1,916 double-doubles from a full NBA season show.
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