Poll: Was Harden's triple-double the greatest in NBA history?
James Harden did something Tuesday that no player before him accomplished, recording a 60-point triple-double.
With the Houston Rockets superstar's name now inked in the record books, the only question is whether his 60-point, 11-assist, 10-rebound performance (with four blocks and a steal) is the greatest triple-double in NBA history. There are only a handful of games that compare.
Wilt Chamberlain, who became accustomed to eye-popping stat lines as he laid waste to the NBA throughout the 1960s and '70s, owns all four of the triple-doubles in league history that include 30 points and 30 rebounds. His masterpiece was a 53-point, 32-rebound, 14-assist game against the Lakers in 1968.
Fellow Rockets alum Hakeem Olajuwon had one of the only quadruple-doubles in NBA history, completing his 29-point, 18-rebound, 10-assist line with 11 blocks in a win over the "Run-TMC Warriors."
In the non-Wilt-or-The-Dream category, there are a few darkhorse contenders as well. Orlando Magic-era Shaquille O'Neal tallied 24 points, 28 rebounds, and a ridiculous 15 blocks against the New Jersey Nets in 1993 - while battling a cold, no less. Detroit Pistons legend Isiah Thomas, meanwhile, owns one of the nine 20-point, 20-assist triple-doubles in NBA history, recording a 25-10-24 line. Miraculously, he had just two turnovers to 24 dimes.
So, which player had the greatest triple-double in NBA history?