Dave Cowens and Bill Walton were tied for the most triple-doubles in 1977-78, with 2 triple-doubles.
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NBA most triple doubles by a player in the 1978| NAME | TD3 | SEASON | TM | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TPG | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | +/- | ||
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| 1 |  | D. Cowens | 2 | 1977-78 | 77 | 41.8 | 18.6 | 14.0 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 7.8 | 15.8 | 49.0 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 84.2 | 53.3 | 3.2 | 10.8 | 2.8 | 3,215 | 1,435 | 1,078 | 351 | 102 | 67 | 217 | 297 | |||||
| 2 |  | B. Walton | 2 | 1977-78 | 58 | 33.3 | 18.9 | 13.2 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 7.9 | 15.2 | 52.2 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 72.0 | 55.4 | 2.0 | 11.2 | 3.6 | 1,929 | 1,097 | 766 | 291 | 60 | 146 | 206 | 145 | |||||
| 3 |  | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 1 | 1977-78 | 62 | 36.5 | 25.8 | 12.9 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 10.7 | 19.4 | 55.0 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 78.3 | 58.9 | 3.0 | 9.9 | 3.4 | 2,265 | 1,600 | 801 | 269 | 103 | 185 | 208 | 182 | |||||
| 4 |  | A. Gilmore | 1 | 1977-78 | 82 | 37.4 | 22.9 | 13.1 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 8.6 | 15.4 | 55.9 | 5.7 | 8.2 | 70.4 | 60.4 | 3.9 | 9.2 | 4.5 | 3,067 | 1,879 | 1,071 | 263 | 42 | 181 | 366 | 261 | |||||
| 5 |  | E. Hayes | 1 | 1977-78 | 81 | 40.1 | 19.7 | 13.3 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 7.9 | 17.4 | 45.1 | 4.0 | 6.3 | 63.4 | 48.9 | 4.1 | 9.1 | 2.8 | 3,246 | 1,598 | 1,075 | 149 | 96 | 159 | 229 | 313 | |||||
| 6 |  | G. Johnson | 1 | 1977-78 | 81 | 29.8 | 8.7 | 9.6 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 8.9 | 39.5 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 71.9 | 43.8 | 3.0 | 6.6 | 2.7 | 2,411 | 703 | 779 | 111 | 78 | 274 | 221 | 339 | |||||
| 7 |  | S. Lacey | 1 | 1977-78 | 77 | 27.7 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 7.7 | 44.9 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 71.7 | 49.4 | 2.0 | 6.3 | 2.4 | 2,131 | 664 | 642 | 300 | 120 | 108 | 186 | 264 | |||||
| 8 |  | J. Meriweather | 1 | 1977-78 | 54 | 23.6 | 8.8 | 6.9 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 7.6 | 47.2 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 65.4 | 50.6 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 1,277 | 475 | 372 | 58 | 18 | 118 | 94 | 188 | |||||
| 9 |  | R. Sobers | 1 | 1977-78 | 79 | 38.2 | 18.2 | 4.1 | 7.4 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 7.0 | 15.5 | 45.3 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 82.5 | 51.4 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 3,019 | 1,436 | 327 | 584 | 170 | 23 | 352 | 308 | |||||
| 10 |  | W. Unseld | 1 | 1977-78 | 80 | 33.1 | 7.6 | 11.9 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 6.1 | 52.3 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 53.8 | 53.5 | 3.6 | 8.4 | 2.2 | 2,644 | 607 | 955 | 326 | 98 | 45 | 173 | 234 | |||||
| 11 |  | J. Wilkes | 1 | 1977-78 | 51 | 29.2 | 12.9 | 7.5 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 5.4 | 12.4 | 44.0 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 71.6 | 47.5 | 2.2 | 5.2 | 2.1 | 1,490 | 660 | 380 | 182 | 77 | 22 | 107 | 162 |
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| 12 |  Bulls - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 |
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| 13 |  Grizzlies - e | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 |
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