Since November 29, Domantas Sabonis had always reached 10 points scored, while reaching 10 units in the rebounds and/or assists category. That’s 61 games in a row finished in double-doubles.
This series ended last night, on the Thunder floor. Tangled in the opposing interior defense, the Kings player only converted two of his seven attempts at the rim, to finish with his lowest equaled total of the season: 8 points.
He certainly captured 13 rebounds, but his quota of assists was limited to 5 units (for 6 lost balls). No double-double therefore, for him who still signed the 7th longest series of this kind in the history of the league.
Domantas Sabonis' 74th double-double of the season ties Moses Malone for the most double-doubles in a season since 1980-81.
He joins Malone as the only players to reach 74 or more double-doubles in a season since 1978-79:
Moses Malone – 77 (1978-79)
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“ It's great to be mentioned among the greatest players. In the end, I try to play my game and win. It's my job, as an insider, to get rebounds and finish (to the circle)”, the Lithuanian simply reactsensuring that he did not have in mind the fact that his series was threatened at the end of the match: “ No, we're just trying to win. Ultimately, we were trying to get 3-pointers to get back into this game. »
Number 1 in double-doubles and triple-doubles!
Insufficient to bring down the Thunder with an MVP caliber Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (40 points). Domantas Sabonis nonetheless remains the undisputed leader in the category this season with 74 double-doubles, ahead of Nikola Jokic (65). He is also No. 1 in triple-doubles (26), still ahead of the Serbian (25).
“ I have a lot of experience in this sport, I have seen great things and some of the best players of all time. I had the chance to be close to Tim Duncan for three seasons in a row and we are talking about a record that even a player of his level had not achieved », admired his coach Mike Brown, assistant to Gregg Popovich in San Antonio between 2000 and 2003, at the end of March.
According to Elias Sports BureauWilt Chamberlain keeps the record for the greatest number of double-double matches completed in a row: 227!
| Domantas Sabonis | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2016-17 | OKAY | 81 | 20 | 39.9 | 32.1 | 65.7 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 5.9 |
| 2017-18 | IND | 74 | 25 | 51.4 | 35.1 | 75.0 | 2.2 | 5.5 | 7.7 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 11.6 |
| 2018-19 | IND | 74 | 25 | 59.0 | 52.9 | 71.5 | 2.5 | 6.8 | 9.3 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 14.1 |
| 2019-20 | IND | 62 | 35 | 54.0 | 25.4 | 72.3 | 3.1 | 9.4 | 12.4 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 18.5 |
| 2020-21 | IND | 62 | 36 | 53.5 | 32.1 | 73.2 | 2.4 | 9.6 | 12.0 | 6.7 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 20.3 |
| 2021-22 * | All Teams | 62 | 35 | 57.3 | 31.2 | 74.1 | 3.2 | 8.9 | 12.1 | 5.2 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 18.9 |
| 2021-22 * | IND | 47 | 35 | 58.0 | 32.4 | 74.0 | 3.3 | 8.8 | 12.1 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 18.9 |
| 2021-22 * | BAG | 15 | 34 | 55.4 | 23.5 | 74.3 | 3.1 | 9.3 | 12.3 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 18.9 |
| 2022-23 | BAG | 79 | 35 | 61.5 | 37.3 | 74.2 | 3.2 | 9.1 | 12.3 | 7.3 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 19.1 |
| 2023-24 | BAG | 78 | 36 | 59.5 | 37.8 | 70.3 | 3.6 | 10.2 | 13.8 | 8.3 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 19.5 |
| Total | 572 | 30 | 55.6 | 33.2 | 72.7 | 2.6 | 7.7 | 10.3 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 15.7 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
