LeBron James and Lonzo Ball became the first teammates since Vince Carter and Jason Kidd in 2007, and the first Lakers since Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1982, to each produce a triple-double in L.A.’s 128-100 victory at Charlotte on Saturday evening.
In fact, it was just the 8th time in NBA history that two teammates have gone TD, and the Lakers are now the only franchise to have done it twice. Here’s the rest of the list:
1/18/1962: Oscar Robertson and Arlen Bockhorn (Cincinnati Royals)
3/14/1964: Donnie Butcher and Ray Scott (Detroit Pistons)
3/12/1969: Art Harris and Lenny Wilkins (Seattle Supersonics)
1/22/1982: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Johnson (Lakers)
3/29/1987: Larry Bird and Robert Parish (Boston Celtics)
1/03/1989: Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen (Chicago Bulls)
4/07/2007: Vince Carter and Jason Kidd (New Jersey Nets)
12/15/2018: LeBron James and Lonzo Ball (Lakers)
James needed only three quarters to reach his 24 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists, and Ball’s triple-double came at the 7:01 mark of the fourth quarter when he tipped in a Kentavious Caldwell-Pope’s miss, giving Ball 16 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, not to mention five steals and one block.