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Josh Giddey has made NBA history this morning. The Australian point guard has managed to become the youngest player to sign a triple-double after finishing with 17 points, 14 assists and 13 rebounds in his 86-95 loss to the Mavericks, surpassing the record that LaMelo held so far. Ball. The Hornets would have achieved his first triple-double with 19 years and 140 days, a record that the Thunder has lowered to 19 years and 84 days.
The truth is that even before debuting, there was already talk of Giddey’s serious options to achieve that milestone. The point guard, tall for his position, stood out from before his debut for being a very complete player, with good conditions as a rebounder and remarkable passing ability, which, added to the fact that he was the second youngest player in his draft, made intuit its possibilities. In fact, Josh was already the youngest player to record a triple-double in the Australian league, and this time he has had the option to do so in a bigger one.
“It’s great to have done it,” he said. “Individual records are always liked and you really enjoy them at the moment. However, a victory is always better than this. I’d rather go with 0 in all stats and win than triple-double and lose. “
Giddey was already very close to that triple-double on December 18, when he finished with 10 assists, 10 rebounds and 8 points in his game against the Clippers. However, the record has not been long in coming, and the truth is that it has not been the only milestone of precociousness of the point guard, who has also become the youngest player to lead a game in both scoring and rebounds and assists.
Doncic’s return ruins the party
However, the Australian was not able to make his great performance a victory for his team, as the Mavs, even with a small scare at the end after an 18-7 run, managed to control and take the crash. The Texans recovered for the cause Luka Doncic, who had missed the last 10 games and returned discreetly but effectively with 14 points, 10 assists and 9 rebounds. The Slovenian was far from his best version, but still gave his team enough momentum on his return to the slopes after the longest absence of his career.
(Cover photo: Christian Petersen / Getty Images)
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