I know Wilt went to being an assist man late in his career when he was not needed to much as a scorer with the Lakers but he is not the answer at any rate..Wilt held or still hold dozens of records and was voted #2 in 2003 by Slam magazines 75 best basketball players of all time.
Remember this list does not include some current players because it was made in 2003..Shaq is listed at #9 and is the highest rated player on the list still playing. I am sure if the list was re-done now Tim Duncan (for one) would move up from 55th place because of his recent play since the list came out..
1.Michael Jordan
2.Wilt Chamberlain
3.Oscar Robertson
4.Bill Russell
5.Magic Johnson
6.Larry Bird
Any of the above are arguably as good as the other IMHO.
7.Kareem-Abdul Jabbar
8.Jerry West
9.Shaquille O'Neal
10.Julius Erving
11.Elgin Baylor
12. Hakeem Olajuwon
13.Karl Malone
14.Bob Petitt
15.John Havlicek
16.Moses Malone
17.Isiah Thomas
18.John Stockton
19.Charles Barkley
20.Walt Frazier
21.Rick Barry
22.Bob Cousy
23.Elvin Hayes
24.Dave Cowens
25.George Gervin
26.Kevin McHale
27.Dominique Wilkins
28.Patrick Ewing
29.Willis Reed
30.Wes Unseld
31.George Mikan
32.Earl Monroe
33.Nate Thurmond
34.Dolph Schayes
35.Walt Bellamy
36.David Robinson
37.Billy cunningham
38.Paul Arizin
39.Dave DeBusschere
40.Alex English
41.Scottie Pippen
42.Nate Archibald
43.Adrian Dantley
44.Clyde Drexler
45.Bernard King
46.Bob McAdoo
47.Gary Payton
48.Artis Gilmore
49.Jerry Lucas
50.Pete Maravich
51.Hal Greer
52.Reggie Miller
53.Allen Iverson
54.Dan Issel
55.Tim Duncan
56.Robert Parish
57.James Worthy
58.Sam Jones
59.Kobe Bryant
60.Lenny Wilkens
61.Jason Kidd
62.Bob Lanier
63.Dennis Johnson
64.Chris Webber
65.Chris Mullin
66.Mark Aguirre
67.Connie Hawkins
68.Spencer Haywood
69.Dennis Rodman
70.Kevin Garnett
71.Dave Bing
72.Alonzo Mourning
73.Bill Walton
74.Grant Hill
75.Tracy McGrady
Remember this list does not include some current players because it was made in 2003..Shaq is listed at #9 and is the highest rated player on the list still playing. I am sure if the list was re-done now Tim Duncan (for one) would move up from 55th place because of his recent play since the list came out..
1.Michael Jordan
2.Wilt Chamberlain
3.Oscar Robertson
4.Bill Russell
5.Magic Johnson
6.Larry Bird
Any of the above are arguably as good as the other IMHO.
7.Kareem-Abdul Jabbar
8.Jerry West
9.Shaquille O'Neal
10.Julius Erving
11.Elgin Baylor
12. Hakeem Olajuwon
13.Karl Malone
14.Bob Petitt
15.John Havlicek
16.Moses Malone
17.Isiah Thomas
18.John Stockton
19.Charles Barkley
20.Walt Frazier
21.Rick Barry
22.Bob Cousy
23.Elvin Hayes
24.Dave Cowens
25.George Gervin
26.Kevin McHale
27.Dominique Wilkins
28.Patrick Ewing
29.Willis Reed
30.Wes Unseld
31.George Mikan
32.Earl Monroe
33.Nate Thurmond
34.Dolph Schayes
35.Walt Bellamy
36.David Robinson
37.Billy cunningham
38.Paul Arizin
39.Dave DeBusschere
40.Alex English
41.Scottie Pippen
42.Nate Archibald
43.Adrian Dantley
44.Clyde Drexler
45.Bernard King
46.Bob McAdoo
47.Gary Payton
48.Artis Gilmore
49.Jerry Lucas
50.Pete Maravich
51.Hal Greer
52.Reggie Miller
53.Allen Iverson
54.Dan Issel
55.Tim Duncan
56.Robert Parish
57.James Worthy
58.Sam Jones
59.Kobe Bryant
60.Lenny Wilkens
61.Jason Kidd
62.Bob Lanier
63.Dennis Johnson
64.Chris Webber
65.Chris Mullin
66.Mark Aguirre
67.Connie Hawkins
68.Spencer Haywood
69.Dennis Rodman
70.Kevin Garnett
71.Dave Bing
72.Alonzo Mourning
73.Bill Walton
74.Grant Hill
75.Tracy McGrady
Well guys I am calling it a day..
Started at 5AM EST so I am logging off now.
To answer the question: Larry Bird...
In the last seconds of a nationally-televised regular season game with the Portland Trail Blazers in March 1992, Bird sent the game into overtime with an off balance running one-handed three-point shot. Bird tallied 49 points, 14 rebounds, 12 assists and 4 steals for his 59th and final career triple-double in what many fans called his last great game in the NBA. The Celtics won in double overtime over the Blazers, 152–148. Bird's 49 points stands as the NBA record for most points scored while registering a triple-double.
wil..
Started at 5AM EST so I am logging off now.
To answer the question: Larry Bird...
In the last seconds of a nationally-televised regular season game with the Portland Trail Blazers in March 1992, Bird sent the game into overtime with an off balance running one-handed three-point shot. Bird tallied 49 points, 14 rebounds, 12 assists and 4 steals for his 59th and final career triple-double in what many fans called his last great game in the NBA. The Celtics won in double overtime over the Blazers, 152–148. Bird's 49 points stands as the NBA record for most points scored while registering a triple-double.
wil..
I watched that game LIVE .... Ill never forget the miracle shot Larry made to send it to OT !!! ( and to boot I had him on my fantasy basketball team that year as about an 10th round pick.) One of the best individual performances ever by my favorite player of all time. I believe Bird retired after this season hindered by chronic back pain, but for one night at least he brought back the ol' Larry Legend. What A FUKKING GAME !!! Good Memories Wil !!! Can't believe I didnt think of it ... now that Ive seen it.
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You are right that game was at the very end of Bird's fabulous career. He played maybe 10 or 12 more regular season games and could only dress for 4 of the Celtic's 10 playoff games (they lost to the Cavs 4-3 in the East Semis after beating the Pacers 3-0 in the first round).
A serious back problem forced him to hang up after that season..
Career highlights and awards
1979 USBWA College Player of the Year
3x NBA MVP
2x Sporting News NBA MVP
3x NBA Champion
2x NBA Finals MVP
12x All-Star
1982 All-Star MVP
1980 NBA Rookie of the Year
1992 Olympic gold medal
NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time 1st Team player.
Boston Celtics #33 retired
Another famous Larry Bird triple double was during the series-clinching Game 6 of the 1986 NBA Finals, Bird recorded a triple-double of 29 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists to lead the Celtics over the Houston Rockets 4 games to 2.... Bird was named the Finals' MVP for that year, averaging a triple double for the series with an average of 24 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists per game.
He also won his third consecutive regular season league MVP award that year, a feat matched only by the great Celtic center Bill Russell and the most dominant player in NBA history Wilt Chamberlin.
Larry Bird was some kind of player..
wil..
You are right that game was at the very end of Bird's fabulous career. He played maybe 10 or 12 more regular season games and could only dress for 4 of the Celtic's 10 playoff games (they lost to the Cavs 4-3 in the East Semis after beating the Pacers 3-0 in the first round).
A serious back problem forced him to hang up after that season..
Career highlights and awards
1979 USBWA College Player of the Year
3x NBA MVP
2x Sporting News NBA MVP
3x NBA Champion
2x NBA Finals MVP
12x All-Star
1982 All-Star MVP
1980 NBA Rookie of the Year
1992 Olympic gold medal
NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time 1st Team player.
Boston Celtics #33 retired
Another famous Larry Bird triple double was during the series-clinching Game 6 of the 1986 NBA Finals, Bird recorded a triple-double of 29 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists to lead the Celtics over the Houston Rockets 4 games to 2.... Bird was named the Finals' MVP for that year, averaging a triple double for the series with an average of 24 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists per game.
He also won his third consecutive regular season league MVP award that year, a feat matched only by the great Celtic center Bill Russell and the most dominant player in NBA history Wilt Chamberlin.
Larry Bird was some kind of player..
wil..
Larry is my favorite athlete of all time.
I love the video where Xavier McDaniel recalls that Larry would
trash talk him, and tell him where he was going to get the ball
on the next play, and that he was going to hit a jumper in
his face, and then he'd go ahead and do it, and Xavier just had
to shake is head in awe.
Anyone know where a link to that video is?
I love the video where Xavier McDaniel recalls that Larry would
trash talk him, and tell him where he was going to get the ball
on the next play, and that he was going to hit a jumper in
his face, and then he'd go ahead and do it, and Xavier just had
to shake is head in awe.
Anyone know where a link to that video is?
[edit] List of quadruple doubles
- Nate Thurmond, October 18, 1974, Chicago vs. Atlanta; 22 points, 14 rebounds, 13 assists, 12 blocks.<SUP class=reference id=_ref-0>[1]</SUP>
- Alvin Robertson, February 18, 1986, San Antonio vs. Phoenix; 20 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists, 10 steals.<SUP class=reference id=_ref-1>[2]</SUP>
- Hakeem Olajuwon, March 29, 1990, Houston vs. Milwaukee; 18 points, 16 rebounds, 10 assists, 11 blocks.<SUP class=reference id=_ref-2>[3]</SUP>
- David Robinson, February 17, 1994, San Antonio vs. Detroit; 34 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, 10 blocks.<SUP class=reference id=_ref-3>[4]</SUP>
Unofficially, Wilt Chamberlain scored at least one quadruple double, namely in Game 1 of the 1968 Eastern Conference Finals versus the Boston Celtics. He scored 24 points, 32 rebounds, 13 assists and 12 blocks, but blocks were not an official statistic back then.<SUP class=reference id=_ref-cherry173_179_0>[5]</SUP>
[edit] Near misses
There have been some notable near misses (within 3 total stats of a quadruple double):
- Johnny Moore, January 8, 1985, San Antonio vs. Golden State; 26 points, 12 rebounds, 13 assists, 9 steals.
- Larry Bird, February 18, 1985, Boston vs. Utah; 30 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists, 9 steals.
- Alvin Robertson, November 19, 1986, San Antonio vs. L.A. Lakers; 34 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, 7 steals.<SUP class=reference id=_ref-4>[6]</SUP>
- Fat Lever, February 18, 1987, Denver vs. L.A. Lakers; 10 points, 10 rebounds, 14 assists, 7 steals.<SUP class=reference id=_ref-5>[7]</SUP>
- Fat Lever, November 24, 1987, Denver vs. New Jersey; 21 points, 13 rebounds, 14 assists, 8 steals.<SUP class=reference id=_ref-6>[8]</SUP>
- Alvin Robertson, March 25, 1988, San Antonio vs. Detroit; 15 points, 10 rebounds, 12 assists, 8 steals.<SUP class=reference id=_ref-7>[9]</SUP>
- Michael Jordan, January 15, 1989, Chicago vs. Boston; 42 points, 9 rebounds, 11 assists, 8 steals.<SUP class=reference id=_ref-8>[10]</SUP>
- Alvin Robertson, March 18, 1989, San Antonio vs. Utah; 27 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists, 7 steals.<SUP class=reference id=_ref-9>[11]</SUP>
- Hakeem Olajuwon, March 3, 1990, Houston vs. Golden State; 29 points, 18 rebounds, 9 assists, 11 blocks.<SUP class=reference id=_ref-10>[12]</SUP>
- Lionel Simmons, November 26, 1991, Sacramento vs. Phoenix; 10 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists, 7 blocks.<SUP class=reference id=_ref-11>[13]</SUP>
- David Robinson, January 11, 1994, San Antonio vs. Minnesota; 27 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists, 8 blocks.<SUP class=reference id=_ref-12>[14]</SUP>
- David Robinson, February 8, 1994, San Antonio vs. Washington; 31 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists, 7 blocks.<SUP class=reference id=_ref-13>[15]</SUP>
- Clyde Drexler, November 1, 1996, Houston vs. Sacramento; 25 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists, 10 steals<SUP class=reference id=_ref-14>[16]</SUP>
- Chris Mullin, February 19, 1997, Golden State vs. Boston; 19 points, 12 assists, 10 rebounds, 7 steals.<SUP class=reference id=_ref-15>[17]</SUP>
- Mookie Blaylock, April 14, 1998, Atlanta vs. Philadelphia; 14 points, 8 rebounds, 11 assists, 10 steals.<SUP class=reference id=_ref-16>[18]</SUP>
- Kevin Garnett, December 14, 1999, Minnesota vs. Atlanta; 22 points, 15 rebounds, 10 assists, 7 steals.<SUP class=reference id=_ref-17>[19]</SUP>
- Mike Bibby, April 2, 2000, Vancouver vs. Dallas; 14 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists, 7 steals.<SUP class=reference id=_ref-18>[20]</SUP>
- Shaquille O'Neal, June 8, 2001, NBA Finals, Los Angeles Lakers vs. Philadelphia; 28 points, 20 rebounds, 9 assists, 8 blocks.<SUP class=reference id=_ref-19>[21]</SUP>
- Tim Duncan, June 15, 2003, NBA Finals, San Antonio vs. New Jersey; 21 points, 20 rebounds, 10 assists, 8 blocks.<SUP class=reference id=_ref-20>[22]</SUP>
