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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Plum scored 37 points — the most ever in a WNBA season opener — while Hamby recorded a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds against the Valkyries.
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Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
Aliyah Boston, Indiana’s No. 1 pick in the 2023 WNBA Draft, recorded a 19-point, 13-rebound double-double.
—Ben Pickman, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Gobert and all the right moves Gobert, a four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year, has averaged a double-double for the last nine seasons, and his length in the paint keeps opponents wary.
—Jack Magruder, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
After 23 points and 11 rebounds in Game 6, Braun now has as many playoff double-doubles over the last five weeks as Anthony Edwards and LeBron James.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 16 May 2025
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Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
Aliyah Boston, Indiana’s No. 1 pick in the 2023 WNBA Draft, recorded a 19-point, 13-rebound double-double.
—Ben Pickman, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Gobert and all the right moves Gobert, a four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year, has averaged a double-double for the last nine seasons, and his length in the paint keeps opponents wary.
—Jack Magruder, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
After 23 points and 11 rebounds in Game 6, Braun now has as many playoff double-doubles over the last five weeks as Anthony Edwards and LeBron James.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 16 May 2025
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“Double-double.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double-double. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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