{"id":72668,"date":"2024-04-11T09:53:10","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T13:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=72668"},"modified":"2024-04-11T09:53:10","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T13:53:10","slug":"incredible-double-double-streak-finally-ends-for-kings-star-domantas-sabonis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/04\/11\/incredible-double-double-streak-finally-ends-for-kings-star-domantas-sabonis\/","title":{"rendered":"Recording Breaking Streak Finally Ends for Kings Star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If someone were to look at a Sacramento Kings box score this season, it would be a near-certainty that they would see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/s\/sabondo01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Domantas Sabonis<\/a> finishing the game with a double-double.<\/p>\n<p>After one of the lengthiest <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/03\/26\/kings-linchpin-sets-post-merger-double-doubles-record-domantas-sabonis\/\" target=\"_self\">single-season streaks of all time<\/a>, Sabonis finished Tuesday\u2019s game without a double-double. His final stat line consisted of eight points, 13 rebounds, and five assists thus falling two points shy. His Kings lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/boxscore\/_\/gameId\/401585781\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">score of 112-105<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sacramento\u2019s record is now 45-34, eighth place in the stacked Western Conference.<\/p>\n<h2>Recording Breaking Streak Finally Ends for Kings Star<\/h2>\n<h3>How Many Consecutive Double-Doubles Did Sabonis Record?<\/h3>\n<p>November 29, 2023. Prior to Tuesday, that was the last time that the 27-year-old Sabonis did not finish a game with a double-double. In that outing, he finished with 11 points, five rebounds, and three assists against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/04\/10\/triple-double-king-records-first-one-in-450-days-russell-westbrook\/\" target=\"_self\">Los Angeles Clippers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Over each of the last 61 games before Tuesday\u2019s contest, Sabonis recorded a double-double. Over that time, he averaged 19.8 points, 14.4 rebounds, and 8.7 assists.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sabonis tonight:<\/p>\n<p>8 PTS<br \/>\n13 REB<br \/>\n5 AST<\/p>\n<p>The 61-game double-double streak is over. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mNmF3q01qe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/mNmF3q01qe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 StatMuse (@statmuse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/statmuse\/status\/1777886295466836207?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 10, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Not only did he have a double-double in every one of those outings, but the three-time All-Star also had 25 triple-doubles in those 62 games. His 26 triple-doubles lead the NBA this season by one over MVP favorite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jokicni01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nikola Jokic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sabonis is also likely to win his second-straight rebounding title. His 13.8 boards per game give him a fairly sizable lead over second-place <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/goberru01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rudy Gobert\u2019s<\/a> 12.9.<\/p>\n<h3>Longest Double-Double Streak Since NBA-ABA Merger<\/h3>\n<p>The ABA combined with the NBA prior to the 1976-77 season. Since that time, the longest consecutive double-double streak had belonged to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/l\/loveke01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kevin Love<\/a>. He had 53 straight with the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2010-11. That was surpassed by Sabonis when he finished with his 54th straight on March 24.<\/p>\n<p>In NBA history, Domantas Sabonis now owns the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/news\/nba-consecutive-double-doubles-streak-record-single-season\/069a1281649abfdb0766ca56\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ninth-longest single-season<\/a> consecutive double-double streak with 61 games.<\/p>\n<p>In what should be a surprise to no one, the longest streak in league history belongs to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/c\/chambwi01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wilt Chamberlain<\/a>. The legendary center recorded 81 straight double-doubles in the 1966-67 season. The only way that record can be broken is if someone had a double-double in every game of the 82-game schedule.<\/p>\n<p>He also owns the second-through-fifth longest streaks at 80 games in 1963-64 and 1961-62 as well as 79 games in 1965-66 and 1960-61. Chamberlain also had 66 straight in 1967-68.<\/p>\n<p>The only other players with longer stretches of consecutive double-doubles than Sabonis are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bayloel01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Elgin Baylor<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bellawa01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Walt Bellamy<\/a>. Baylor reached 70 straight in 1960-61 and Bellamy had 65 in a row in 1961-62.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If someone were to look at a Sacramento Kings box score this season, it would be a near-certainty that they would see Domantas Sabonis finishing the game with a double-double. After one of the lengthiest single-season streaks of all time, Sabonis finished Tuesday\u2019s game without a double-double. 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