On Monday night, Joel Embiid scored a triple double for the Philadelphia 76ers in their 138-94 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. Embiid, the reigning MVP center, achieved the mark with double-digit figures in points, rebounds, and assists.
The Triple Double in basketball requires an all-around dominant effort. Embiid scored 30 points, but was under the baskets enough to record 11 rebounds, and passed the ball on 11 occasions to his teammates to set up a basket. The decision making needed to know when to dribble, pass, or shoot is a split-second reaction that is made over and over in the span of minutes in the game of basketball.