5 players with most triple-doubles in NBA Finals history

LeBron James after winning the 2016 NBA Finals
LeBron James after winning the 2016 NBA Finals

#3 Draymond Green - Triple-doubles in the NBA Finals: 3

Draymond Green #23 of the Golden State Warriors poses with three Larry O'Brien NBA Championship Trophies
Draymond Green #23 of the Golden State Warriors poses with three Larry O'Brien NBA Championship Trophies

Draymond Green is a unique player in today's NBA. The Golden State Warriors forward is a three-time NBA champion and has played in five NBA Finals in his career.

A great defender and playmaker, Green is a solid all-round player who does not look to score consistently. He works to get his teammates involved and does whatever it takes for his team to succeed on the defensive end.

Green's first triple-double in an NBA Finals game came during the Warriors' title-winning display in Game 6 of the 2015 finals.

The other two triple-doubles came in the 2019 NBA Finals against the Toronto Raptors.

Green averages 12.7 points, 9.3 rebounds and 6.7 assists per game in the NBA Finals.


#2 Magic Johnson - Triple-doubles in the NBA Finals: 8

Magic Jonson with the Larry O'Brien trophy (Photo Credit: Focus on Sport via Getty Images)
Magic Jonson with the Larry O'Brien trophy (Photo Credit: Focus on Sport via Getty Images)

Magic Johnson is the all-time leader in postseason triple-doubles with 30 in his career. In the NBA Finals, he had eight such games in nine appearances.

Johnson played in 50 NBA Finals games throughout his career with the LA Lakers and recorded eight triple-doubles.

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He won three Finals MVP awards during his illustrious NBA career and averaged 19.4 points, 7.9 rebounds and 11.7 assists (highest-ever in NBA Finals history) per game in the deciding series.


#1 LeBron James - Triple-doubles in the NBA Finals: 11

LeBron James after winning the 2012 NBA Finals
LeBron James after winning the 2012 NBA Finals

LeBron James leads the all-time table of triple-doubles in the NBA Finals with 11. He has appeared 10 times in the NBA Finals and has played 57 games.

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The King is one of three players to have recorded a 40-point triple-double in the NBA Finals, alongside Jerry West and Jimmy Butler. He is also one of three players to have achieved a triple-double in an NBA Finals Game 7, which West and James Worthy did before him too.

James is a four-time NBA champion and four-times Finals MVP, and he could still add to that resume, even in his late 30s.


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