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Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo combined for 29 points, 22 rebounds and 23 assists in Miami’s victory over Sacramento.
The list of NBA teammates to register triple-doubles on the same night is already short.
Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo of Miami are the first to accomplish the feat on several occasions.
The Heat’s All-Star tandem did it for the second time on Thursday in Miami’s 118-110 win at Sacramento. Butler finished with 13 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists, while Adebayo had 16 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists. Their is only the 12th occurrence of their teammate’s triple doubles in the same game in NBA history.
The duo first reached that milestone in an overtime victory over Atlanta on December 10, 2019. The pair of performances, along with a joint trip to the 2020 Finals, punctuate the duo’s resounding success as part of the Heat’s most talented nucleus since Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and LeBron James in the early 2010s.
The Heat selected Adebayo 14th overall in the 2017 Draft, a late-lottery home run that helped rejuvenate the franchise. Butler, meanwhile, arrived via signing and trading in July 2019, after short stints in Philadelphia and Minnesota after a promising six-year start with the Chicago Bulls.
Miami, however, has struggled amid injuries and player availability this season. Thursday’s win ended a three-game losing streak, but still leaves the Heat half a game from last place in the Eastern Conference play-in tournament.
NBA teammates with triple-double in the same game
| DATED | TEAM | PLAYER | PLAYER | OPPONENT |
| February 18, 2021 | Miami heat | Bam Adebayo (16 PTS, 12 REB, 10 AST) | Jimmy Butler (13 PTS, 10 REB, 13 AST) | Sacramento Kings |
| Aug 13, 2020 | Memphis Grizzlies | Ja Morant (12 PTS, 13 REB, 10 AST) | Jonas Valanciunas (26 PTS, 19 REB, 12 AST) | Milwaukee Bucks |
| December 10, 2019 | Miami heat | Bam Adebayo (30 PTS, 11 REB, 11 AST) | Jimmy Butler (20 PTS, 18 REB, 10 AST) | Atlanta Hawks |
| Dec. 15, 2018 | Los Angeles Lakers | Lonzo Ball (16 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST) | LeBron James (24 PTS, 12 REB, 11 AST) | Charlotte hornets |
| April 7, 2007 | New Jersey Nets | Vince Carter (46 PTS, 16 REB, 10 AST) | Jason Kidd (10 PTS, 16 REB, 18 AST) | Washington Wizards |
| January 3, 1989 | Chicago Bulls | Michael Jordan (41 PTS, 10 REB, 11 AST) | Scottie Pippen (15 PTS, 10 REB, 12 AST) | LA Clippers |
| March 29, 1987 | Boston Celtics | Larry Bird (17 PTS, 13 REB, 12 AST) | Robert Parrish (14 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST) | Philadelphia 76ers |
| January 22, 1982 | Los Angeles Lakers | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (19 PTS, 10 REB, 10 BLK) | Magic Johnson (26 PTS, 16 REB, 12 AST) | Detroit Pistons |
| March 12, 1969 | Seattle SuperSonics | Art Harris (14 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST) | Lenny Wilkens (36 PTS, 14 REB, 14 AST) | San Diego rockets |
| March 14, 1964 | Detroit Pistons | Donnie Butcher (19 PTS, 15 REB, 15 AST) | Ray Scott (23 PTS, 20 REB, 11 AST) | New York Knicks |
| January 18, 1962 | Cincinnati Royals | Arlen Bockhorn (19 PTS, 10 REB, 12 AST) | Oscar Robertson (28 PTS, 14 REB, 16 AST) | Philadelphia Warriors |
| April 5, 1958 | Boston Celtics | Bob Cousy (24 PTS, 13 REB, 10 AST) | Tom Heinsohn (17 PTS, 13 REB, 10 AST) | Falcons of Saint-Louis |
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