The double-double gets its name from the double-digit stats a player racks up in two of basketball's statistical categories: assists, blocks, points, rebounds, and steals. The most common way to record a double-double is by scoring 10 or more points and grabbing 10 or more rebounds. read more
In basketball, a double is the accumulation of a double-digit number total in one of five statistical categories—points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocked shots—in a game. read more