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A triple-double needs a player to be extremely skilful and have the ability to impact the game in multiple ways. Throughout the history of the game, the NBA universe has seen some players who registered triple-double on a nightly basis.
Most of the times, the team wins when one of its players scores a triple-double, but that does not have to necessarily be the case. There are games in which a player dominates with a triple-double, but the team still ends up losing because of various reasons.
While on some occasions, he is the only player that performs, on other occasions, the other teams just perform extremely well, and their triple-double ends up in a losing cause. Let us take a look at three recent games where this happened.
#3 Ben Simmons
Stat line: 14 points, 13 rebounds, 11 assists and a steal on 40.0 % shooting
Ben Simmons is the winner of the NBA Rookie of the Year in 2018 and was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA draft 2016 with the first overall pick. He is currently part of the Big 3 in Philadelphia along with Jimmy Butler and Joel Embiid and is coming up with consistent performances.
After missing out the game against the Detroit Pistons due to back tightness, Simmons was back in the lineup for the game against the Bucks at Milwaukee. In the third quarter, with 7.5 seconds remaining and the 76ers down by 10 points, Simmons slammed one home. However, Simmons struggled from the field and went 6-for-15.
He finished the night with 14 points to go along with 13 rebounds and 11 assists but could not take the Sixers home, thanks to Giannis Antetokounmpo's 32 points, 18 rebounds and 10 assists triple-double that torched the 76ers. This was Simmons' second triple-double of the season.
#2 Kevin Durant
Stat line: 33 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks on 41.7 % shooting
Kevin Durant was red-hot to start the season and in the absence of Stephen Curry who is out of action due to a left groin strain suffered against the Bucks, a lot of responsibility is on Durant's shoulders and for the Warriors to stand a chance against tougher opponents, they needed everything they could get out of Durant.
In the game against the Clippers, Durant had 33 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists but the Clippers went on to win the game in overtime, 121-116. With the Clippers jumping to an early 5-0 lead in the first quarter, Durant had a layup to get the things going.
He went 10-for-24 from the field, with a field-goal percentage of 41.7 but barring Klay Thompson, no one could get it going and the Warriors fell to the Clippers. This was Kevin Durant's first triple-double of the 2018-19 season.
#1 Joel Embiid
Stat line: 19 points, 13 rebounds, 10 assists and 2 blocks on 30.0 % shooting
After having a monster game against the Miami Heat with 35 points and 18 rebounds in a win, Embiid was back at it and had yet another strong outing, but the Sixers could not get the win that night.
Embiid started the proceedings with a jumper from the free-throw line, before following it up with a three-pointer in the defender's face. At the 8:53 mark in the first quarter, Embiid knocked down an open three-pointer to give the Sixers a 10-9 lead.
The 24-year old finished the night shooting 6-for-20 from the field but was extremely efficient from the three-point line and went 4-for-7 from downtown. He also had 13 rebounds, to go along with 10 assists.
Although Embiid had a triple-double for the Sixers, Nikole Vucevic had 30 points on a +21 night and Aaron Gordon had 17 points along with 6 rebounds and 6 assists and the Magic got the win, 111-106.
