first triple double in nba playoff history

Dick McGuire messed around and got a triple-double in Game 3 of the 1952 Division Finals against the Syracuse Nationals on April 5, 1952.

Interpreted as:
first triple double by a player in NBA playoff history
NAMEDATETD3TMOPPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Dick McGuire
D. McGuire
4/5/1952
1
vs
14
12
13
6
2
7
28.6
4
2Jack Nichols
J. Nichols
3/17/1954
1
vs
31
20
10
10
6
10
60.0
8
9
88.9
71.6
5
3Tom Gola
T. Gola
3/27/1956
1
vs
16
13
10
6
8
75.0
4
5
80.0
78.4
5
4George King
G. King
3/29/1956
1
@
45
17
11
13
6
19
31.6
5
7
71.4
38.5
3
5Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
4/5/1958
1
@
47
24
13
10
8
14
57.1
8
9
88.9
66.8
1
6Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
4/5/1959
1
vs
47
21
11
15
9
22
40.9
3
6
50.0
42.6
2
7Tom Gola
T. Gola
3/14/1960
1
vs
15
23
11
5
12
41.7
5
7
71.4
49.7
4
8Johnny McCarthy
J. McCarthy
3/16/1960
1
vs
39
13
11
11
4
6
66.7
5
6
83.3
75.2
3
9Tom Gola
T. Gola
3/22/1960
1
@
42
22
16
10
9
14
64.3
4
4
100.0
69.8
4
10Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
3/24/1961
1
vs
47
25
18
10
7
22
31.8
11
13
84.6
45.1
3
11Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
3/17/1962
1
vs
33
13
15
13
20
65.0
7
9
77.8
68.9
5
12Guy Rodgers
G. Rodgers
4/3/1962
1
vs
48
17
12
10
7
17
41.2
3
4
75.0
45.3
5
13Bill Russell
B. Russell
4/16/1962
1
@
48
19
24
10
6
11
54.5
7
10
70.0
61.7
2
14Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
3/21/1963
1
vs
41
15
12
13
27
48.1
15
18
83.3
58.7
3
15Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
3/26/1963
1
@
32
19
13
8
22
36.4
16
19
84.2
52.7
3
16Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
3/28/1963
1
@
48
43
14
10
17
25
68.0
9
12
75.0
71.0
1
17Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
4/6/1963
1
@
48
36
12
10
14
26
53.8
8
8
100.0
61.0
4
18Lenny Wilkens
L. Wilkens
4/6/1963
1
vs
38
17
10
10
8
17
47.1
1
1
100.0
48.7
5
19Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
4/7/1963
1
vs
48
36
15
14
14
31
45.2
8
9
88.9
51.5
3
20Lenny Wilkens
L. Wilkens
4/9/1963
1
vs
37
13
10
11
5
19
26.3
3
4
75.0
31.3
2
21Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
3/25/1964
1
vs
46
23
16
11
7
17
41.2
9
9
100.0
54.9
4
22Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
3/29/1964
1
vs
32
10
18
10
15
66.7
12
12
100.0
78.9
3
23Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
4/7/1964
1
vs
48
16
25
10
6
16
37.5
4
9
44.4
40.1
4
24Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
3/26/1965
1
vs
48
30
15
10
12
24
50.0
6
9
66.7
53.6
3
25Bill Russell
B. Russell
4/19/1965
1
vs
48
23
25
10
10
11
90.9
3
6
50.0
84.3
3
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