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Double-double is a Basketball term, defined as an individual performance in a game in which a player accumulates a double digit number total in any two of these categories: points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocked shots. Five major game performance in basketball (score, assists, rebound, steals, shot block)If you made a double figure in two of those (Ex: 10 points or more & 10 assists or more--its a double-double. 10 points or more, 10 assists or more & 10 rebounds or more--its called a triple-double.) Double figures in two different statistical columns (i.e. Points and rebounds, points and steals, blocks and rebounds).

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