most points triple double in a closeout game

Jerry West has scored the most points in a triple-double in a closeout, with 42 points in Game 7 of the 1969 NBA Finals against the Celtics.

Interpreted as:
most points triple double by a player in a closeout game
NAME PTS TD3 DATE TM OPP MIN REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Jerry West
J. West
42
1
5/5/1969
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
48
13
12
14
29
48.3
14
18
77.8
56.9
2
2 Larry Bird
L. Bird
39
1
5/13/1984
BOS BOS
vs
NYK NYK
42
12
10
3
0
13
24
54.2
1
2
50.0
12
12
100.0
66.6
3
9
5
5
3 LeBron James
L. James
38
1
9/26/2020
LAL LAL
vs
DEN DEN
40
16
10
1
0
15
25
60.0
1
4
25.0
7
8
87.5
66.6
3
13
2
2
+12
4 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
37
1
5/20/2019
GSW GSW
@
POR POR
47
13
11
1
0
11
25
44.0
7
16
43.8
8
9
88.9
63.9
4
9
2
0
+3
5 LeBron James
L. James
36
1
8/29/2020
LAL LAL
vs
POR POR
34
10
10
1
1
14
19
73.7
4
7
57.1
4
4
100.0
86.7
0
10
5
1
+20
6 James Worthy
J. Worthy
36
1
6/21/1988
LAL LAL
vs
DET DET
44
16
10
2
0
15
22
68.2
0
0
6
10
60.0
68.2
5
11
5
2
7 James Harden
J. Harden
34
1
6/1/2021
BKN BKN
vs
BOS BOS
39
10
10
2
2
10
17
58.8
4
7
57.1
10
11
90.9
77.8
1
9
1
4
+22
8 Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
34
1
3/30/1966
CIN CIN
vs
BOS BOS
13
11
11
25
44.0
12
13
92.3
55.3
4
9 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
33
1
4/27/2024
DEN DEN
@
LAL LAL
41
14
14
1
1
10
20
50.0
2
5
40.0
11
11
100.0
66.4
5
9
3
4
-7
10 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
32
1
5/11/2023
DEN DEN
@
PHX PHX
38
10
12
3
1
13
18
72.2
0
1
0.0
6
6
100.0
77.5
3
7
2
4
+28
11 Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
32
1
3/29/1964
CIN CIN
vs
PHI PHI
10
18
10
15
66.7
12
12
100.0
78.9
3
12 Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
32
1
3/26/1963
CIN CIN
@
SYR SYR
19
13
8
22
36.4
16
19
84.2
52.7
3
13 John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
31
1
4/1/1968
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
48
10
12
13
24
54.2
5
7
71.4
57.2
0
14 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
30
1
5/22/2023
DEN DEN
@
LAL LAL
45
14
13
1
3
11
24
45.8
3
6
50.0
5
6
83.3
56.3
3
11
3
5
+6
15 Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
29
1
5/18/2024
DAL DAL
vs
OKC OKC
45
10
10
2
0
9
15
60.0
4
6
66.7
7
7
100.0
80.2
0
10
7
4
+7
16 Larry Bird
L. Bird
29
1
6/8/1986
BOS BOS
vs
HOU HOU
46
11
12
3
0
8
17
47.1
2
3
66.7
11
12
91.7
65.1
2
9
2
3
17 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
29
1
4/20/1969
LAL LAL
vs
ATL ATL
41
11
12
14
18
77.8
1
2
50.0
76.8
2
18 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
29
1
4/11/1967
PHI PHI
vs
BOS BOS
47
36
13
10
16
62.5
9
17
52.9
61.8
2
19 Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
28
1
5/28/2024
DAL DAL
vs
MIN MIN
41
15
10
1
0
7
21
33.3
4
11
36.4
10
12
83.3
53.3
2
13
3
4
-13
20 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
28
1
4/25/2023
DEN DEN
vs
MIN MIN
42
17
12
2
2
8
29
27.6
3
8
37.5
9
10
90.0
41.9
9
8
2
4
+3
21 LeBron James
L. James
28
1
10/11/2020
LAL LAL
@
MIA MIA
41
14
10
1
0
13
20
65.0
1
5
20.0
1
4
25.0
64.3
3
11
1
3
+18
22 Baron Davis
B. Davis
28
1
4/30/2002
CHA CHA
@
ORL ORL
45
11
10
3
1
10
19
52.6
2
5
40.0
6
8
75.0
62.2
2
9
3
3
+18
23 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
28
1
5/14/1991
LAL LAL
vs
GSW GSW
47
14
12
0
0
8
22
36.4
2
4
50.0
10
11
90.9
52.2
3
11
2
2
24 LeBron James
L. James
27
1
6/19/2016
CLE CLE
@
GSW GSW
47
11
11
2
3
9
24
37.5
1
5
20.0
8
10
80.0
47.5
1
10
5
1
+4
25 Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
27
1
5/3/2014
OKC OKC
vs
MEM MEM
39
10
16
2
1
10
16
62.5
2
2
100.0
5
6
83.3
72.4
4
6
7
3
+22
StatMuse has game-level data for triple-doubles going back to the 1951 playoffs.

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