double-double
noun
dou·ble-dou·ble
ˌdə-bəl-ˈdə-bəl 
: an instance of a player's accumulating a total of 10 or more in two statistical categories (such as points and rebounds) in one basketball game
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This comes a few days after Adebayo recorded the 221st double-double of his NBA career in Friday’s win over the Toronto Raptors to tie Rony Seikaly’s record for the most double-double performances in Heat history.
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2025
Morrow has been a double-double machine, averaging 18 points and 14 rebounds a game.
—Chantel Jennings, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
The senior tallied her fourth double-double of the season, stuffing the statsheet with not just 12 points and 13 rebounds but also five assists and four steals — both team highs.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Her first and second double-doubles of the season came just six days apart, and the redshirt senior punctuated the performances with a team-high five assists in the win at Seton Hall on Wednesday.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 23 Feb. 2025
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2025
Morrow has been a double-double machine, averaging 18 points and 14 rebounds a game.
—Chantel Jennings, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
The senior tallied her fourth double-double of the season, stuffing the statsheet with not just 12 points and 13 rebounds but also five assists and four steals — both team highs.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Her first and second double-doubles of the season came just six days apart, and the redshirt senior punctuated the performances with a team-high five assists in the win at Seton Hall on Wednesday.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Double-double.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double-double. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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