GAMES OF EXCELLENCE-TOP PLAYERS OF THE MODERN ERA, 1979-ONWARD

This is per the idea I recently gave to the NBA and mentioned on FREE IDEAS TO SOCIETY that extends the triple-double statistic to one that is more reasonable reflecting a high number of points scored. In this new statistic, the number of total rebounds, assists, and steals remains the same but the number of points scored needs to be at a minimum of 25. This, I am certain, would be greeted in popularity since just having double digits for each category misses the essential point of excelling in each of the three categories, not just two of them.

Alternative methods for statisying a "Game of "Excellence":
Putting up numbers of 15 in any two cateory or having one at 15 and points at 40.
Putting up numbers in ONLY ONE category, 20 in any category other than points, for which points scored would be set at 60.

See the additional narrative and additional players at: NBA Games of Excellence-Comparison of Lebron James with Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan

Data prior to the 1985-86 season, other than for Magic Johnson which the Lakers Organization provided me with, were obtained via NBA ABA NBL FIBA Basketball Statistics.



1. Magic Johnson
Magic Johnson - Games of Excellence

Regular Season:

Rk	Age	Date	TRB	AST	PTS
1	21-226	3/28/1981	12	11	41
2	23-237	4/8/1983	13	14	36
3	27-232	4/3/1987	10	11	35
4	29-224	3/26/1989	10	18	34
5	31-138	12/30/1990	13	13	34
6	27-231	4/2/1987	10	13	34
7	21-227	3/29/1981	15	17	33
8	27-220	3/22/1987	12	19	33
9	24-187	2/17/1984	13	16	33
10	30-207	3/9/1990	13	16	33
11	29-106	11/28/1988	11	20	32
12	29-118	12/10/1988	11	13	32
13	29-121	12/13/1988	12	13	31
14	29-215	3/17/1989	12	13	31
15	30-151	1/12/1990	11	11	31
16	24-091	11/13/1983	13	16	30
17	31-231	4/2/1991	12	10	30
18	28-189	2/19/1988	11	19	29
19	24-086	11/8/1983	12	14	29
20	27-161	1/22/1987	10	11	29
21	25-112	12/4/1984	10	14	28
22	27-216	3/18/1987	11	19	27
23	22-077	10/30/1981	14	12	27
24	28-152	1/13/1988	11	13	27
25	31-150	1/11/1991	10	14	27
26	22-161	1/22/1982	16	12	26
27	29-136	12/28/1988	10	18	26
28	29-163	1/24/1989	11	11	26
29	27-143	1/4/1987	10	11	26
30	23-178	2/8/1983	10	11	26
31	25-126	12/18/1984	14	20	25
32	25-222	3/24/1985	10	19	25
33	31-109	12/1/1990	12	15	25
34	29-100	11/22/1988	12	13	25
35	27-124	12/16/1986	11	14	25
36	30-228	3/30/1990	10	14	25
37	30-097	11/19/1989	10	14	25
38	29-221	3/23/1989	10	14	25
39	30-244	4/15/1990	11	11	25
40	25-129	12/21/1984	10	12	25

Playoffs:

Rk	Age	Date	Tm	Opp	GR	TRB	AST	PTS
1	26-263	5/4/1986	LAL	@ DAL	L	15	14	29
2	31-273	5/14/1991	LAL	GSW	W	14	12	28
3	27-264	5/5/1987	LAL	GSW	W	12	14	25
4	20-238	4/9/1980	LAL	PHO	W	13	11	25

2. Lebron James
Lebron James - Games of Excellence

Regular Season:

Rk	Age	Date	TRB	AST	PTS
1	25-050	2/18/2010	13	15	43
2	21-047	2/15/2006	12	11	43
3	20-100	4/9/2005	10	10	40
4	22-319	11/14/2007	13	14	39
5	22-329	11/24/2007	12	12	37
6	21-082	3/22/2006	11	12	37
7	20-324	11/19/2005	11	10	36
8	24-358	12/23/2009	16	10	34
9	24-072	3/12/2009	10	13	34
10	31-082	3/21/2016	11	11	33
11	22-312	11/7/2007	15	13	32
12	24-070	3/10/2009	13	11	32
13	21-005	1/4/2006	11	11	32
14	25-352	12/17/2010	11	10	32
15	23-052	2/20/2008	14	12	31
16	28-024	1/23/2013	10	11	31
17	24-014	1/13/2009	11	10	30
18	22-330	11/25/2007	11	10	30
19	22-020	1/19/2007	10	10	30
20	25-076	3/16/2010	12	12	29
21	20-023	1/22/2005	12	10	28
22	20-111	4/20/2005	14	14	27
23	26-089	3/29/2011	10	12	27
24	31-087	3/26/2016	11	11	27
25	25-360	12/25/2010	11	10	27
26	20-020	1/19/2005	11	10	27
27	23-051	2/19/2008	13	11	26
28	27-340	12/4/2012	13	11	26
29	21-033	2/1/2006	11	10	26
30	24-079	3/19/2009	11	10	26
31	28-080	3/20/2013	12	10	25

Playoffs:

Rk	Age	Date	Tm	Opp	GR	TRB	AST	PTS
1	30-166	6/14/2015	CLE	@ GSW	L	13	14	40
2	30-159	6/7/2015	CLE	@ GSW	W	16	11	39
3	30-145	5/24/2015	CLE	ATL	W	18	13	37
4	25-116	4/25/2010	CLE	@ CHI	W	12	11	37
5	24-149	5/28/2009	CLE	ORL	W	14	12	37
6	28-170	6/18/2013	MIA	SAS	W	10	11	32
7	21-113	4/22/2006	CLE	WAS	W	11	11	32
8	28-143	5/22/2013	MIA	IND	W	10	10	30
9	25-134	5/13/2010	CLE	@ BOS	L	19	10	27
10	23-124	5/2/2008	CLE	@ WAS	W	13	13	27
11	31-172	6/19/2016	CLE	@ GSW	W	11	11	27
12	27-174	6/21/2012	MIA	OKC	W	11	13	26

3. Larry Bird  Larry Bird - Games of Excellence  Regular Season:

Rk	Age	Date	TRB	AST	PTS
1	35-099	3/15/1992	14	12	49
2	29-069	2/14/1986	14	11	47
3	33-006	12/13/1989	11	10	40
4	31-065	2/10/1988	17	10	39
5	30-119	4/5/1987	10	12	39
6	33-020	12/27/1989	11	10	37
7	29-074	2/19/1986	12	11	36
8	26-116	4/2/1983	10	12	34
9	28-019	12/26/1984	11	10	34
10	29-068	2/13/1986	15	11	31
11	30-115	4/1/1987	17	15	30
12	25-362	12/4/1982	16	12	30
13	27-072	2/17/1984	13	13	30
14	28-087	3/3/1985	15	10	30
15	29-078	2/23/1986	11	12	30
16	28-073	2/18/1985	12	10	30
17	27-122	4/8/1984	10	10	30
18	33-101	3/18/1990	18	11	29
19	29-116	4/2/1986	11	13	29
20	25-037	1/13/1982	19	15	28
21	26-343	11/15/1983	11	10	28
22	24-090	3/6/1981	10	10	28
23	24-023	12/30/1980	10	10	27
24	30-058	2/3/1987	15	14	26
25	28-031	1/7/1985	10	10	26
26	31-128	4/13/1988	10	10	26
27	33-104	3/21/1990	10	16	25
28	25-035	1/11/1982	14	10	25
29	26-031	1/7/1983	12	10	25

Playoffs:

Rk	Age	Date	Tm	Opp	GR	TRB	AST	PTS
1	29-183	6/8/1986	BOS	HOU	W	11	12	29
2	29-176	6/1/1986	BOS	@ HOU	L	15	11	25

4. Michael Jordan Michael Jordan - Games of Excellence  Regular Season:

Rk	Age	Date	TRB	AST	PTS
1	26-055	4/13/1989	11	13	47
2	25-321	1/3/1989	10	11	41
3	26-051	4/9/1989	10	12	40
4	25-331	1/13/1989	12	11	38
5	26-042	3/31/1989	10	10	37
6	24-333	1/16/1988	10	10	36
7	21-331	1/14/1985	14	15	35
8	27-006	2/23/1990	10	10	35
9	26-063	4/21/1989	14	11	34
10	29-004	2/21/1992	10	14	33
11	26-046	4/4/1989	10	12	33
12	26-039	3/28/1989	12	11	33
13	22-028	3/17/1985	11	16	32
14	26-040	3/29/1989	10	10	32
15	26-048	4/6/1989	13	10	31
16	34-056	4/14/1997	11	10	30
17	26-056	4/14/1989	10	12	29
18	29-316	12/29/1992	12	11	28
19	29-296	12/9/1992	11	10	28
20	26-044	4/2/1989	14	12	27
21	29-333	1/15/1993	12	10	26
22	24-319	1/2/1988	10	10	25

Playoffs:

Rk	Age	Date	Tm	Opp	GR	TRB	AST	PTS
1	26-081	5/9/1989	CHI	@  NYK	W	10	12	34
2	30-105	6/2/1993	CHI	@  NYK	W	10	14	29

5. Jason Kidd Jason Kidd - Games of Excellence  Regular Season:

Rk	Age	Date	TRB	AST	PTS
1	33-259	12/7/2006	14	14	38
2	22-019	4/11/1995	11	10	38
3	22-295	1/12/1996	12	16	33
4	26-269	12/17/1999	12	10	32
5	28-316	2/2/2002	10	10	31
6	28-361	3/19/2002	10	10	30
7	22-306	1/23/1996	10	10	29
8	32-015	4/7/2005	10	12	28
9	31-323	2/9/2005	12	12	28
10	25-329	2/15/1999	11	13	28
11	35-024	4/16/2008	10	10	27
12	26-270	12/18/1999	14	14	27
13	29-337	2/23/2003	11	15	26
14	28-333	2/19/2002	12	12	26
15	25-356	3/14/1999	11	14	26
16	22-343	2/29/1996	12	12	26
17	29-231	11/9/2002	11	12	25
18	22-243	11/21/1995	15	11	25

Playoffs:
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6. Russell Westbrook
Russell Westbrook - Games of Excellence

Regular Season:

Rk	Age	Date	TRB	AST	PTS
1	30-019	11/28/2018	17	11	43
2	27-020	11/17/2015	11	17	43
3	28-118	3/1/2017	13	10	41
4	29-166	4/11/2018	19	15	38
5	28-097	1/7/2017	11	17	37
6	28-103	1/13/2017	13	10	36
7	28-154	3/5/2017	11	13	36
8	30-058	1/6/2019	11	15	35
9	28-087	12/28/2016	11	17	33
10	29-110	2/11/2018	11	12	33
11	27-027	11/24/2015	10	11	31
12	31-155	3/11/2020	12	11	30
13	28-111	2/21/2017	11	11	28
14	32-159	3/27/2021	14	14	28
15	26-061	12/10/2014	11	10	27
16	28-084	12/25/2016	15	17	26
17	32-230	6/10/2021	21	24	25
18	33-037	12/17/2021	12	13	25
19	27-063	1/10/2016	14	14	25
20	29-015	11/16/2017	13	13	25

Playoffs:

Rk	Age	Date	Tm	Opp	GR	TRB	AST	PTS
1	28-132	4/23/2017	OKC	HOU	L	10	13	47
2	24-129	5/8/2013	OKC	MEM	W	13	15	35
3	27-147	5/27/2016	OKC	@ GSW	L	11	11	28
4	26-118	4/29/2015	OKC	SAS	W	10	12	26
5	23-146	5/29/2012	OKC	@ SAS	W	12	14	26
6	30-136	4/20/2019	OKC	@ POR	L	11	14	25
7	30-138	4/24/2019	OKC	POR	W	13	11	25
8	32-212	6/2/2021	WAS	PHI	L	12	14	25

7. Nikola Jokic
Nikola Jokic - Games of Excellence

Regular Season:

Rk	Age	Date	TRB	AST	PTS
1	26-361	2/27/2022	13	14	46
2	27-315	1/18/2023	10	12	40
3	27-094	5/8/2022	14	12	37
4	27-340	2/12/2023	16	10	36
5	26-004	3/12/2021	14	14	34
6	27-020	11/16/2021	16	15	33
7	25-330	1/23/2021	12	10	32
8	26-015	3/23/2021	14	11	31
9	27-320	1/23/2023	10	14	31
10	26-042	4/19/2021	11	16	30
11	27-362	3/4/2023	12	11	29
12	28-028	4/14/2023	10	10	28
13	26-039	4/16/2021	14	10	28
14	25-300	12/24/2020	10	18	26
15	28-070	5/26/2023	10	10	26
16	26-061	5/8/2021	11	10	25
17	27-009	11/5/2021	13	10	25
18	28-050	5/11/2023	11	11	25

Playoffs:

Rk	Age	Date	Tm	Opp	GR	TRB	AST	PTS
1	27-080	5/1/2022	DEN	@ MIN	W	18	12	43
2	27-088	5/9/2022	DEN	PHO	W	22	16	39
3	28-095	6/12/2023	DEN	MIA	W	20	15	28
4	28-084	6/1/2023	DEN	MIA	L	17	14	27
5	28-090	6/7/2023	DEN	@ MIA	W	10	12	25
6	25-090	5/17/2020	DEN	LAC	W	12	10	25