Josh Giddey triple doubles: How Bulls guard pulled off feat only Michael Jordan had accomplished

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Some of the NBA greats have made careers out of consistently tallying triple-doubles. Michael Jordan, for example, once tallied seven consecutive triple-doubles in a row in 1989. The feat was so rare, that Jordan remained the lone player in Chicago Bulls history to record consecutive triple-doubles. 

That is, until Tuesday, Nov. 4, when Bulls guard Josh Giddey notched his second triple-double in a row. 

Here is more on how exactly Giddey joined Jordan in Bulls history.

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How many consecutive triple doubles does Josh Giddey have?

Giddey has been on fire to begin the 2025-2026 season. He has yet to score fewer than 18 points in a game and has seen a stark increase in his rebounding. Giddey tallied his first triple-double of the season on Sunday, dropping 23 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists against the New York Knicks. 

The Bulls guard carried that momentum into Tuesday's contest against the Philadelphia 76ers. Chicago trailed nearly the entire game, only pulling ahead after Giddey found Nikola Vucevic for the game winner. 

BULLS ERASE THE 24-POINT DEFICIT FOR THE WIN 😱pic.twitter.com/1Y9FYtpJO8— The Sporting News (@sportingnews) November 5, 2025

 The guard capped off his impressive night with 29 points, 15 rebounds and 12 assists, notching not only the 20th triple-double of his career, but becoming the second player in Bulls history with triple-doubles in consecutive games, per ESPN. 

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Josh Giddey season stats

Here are Giddey's per-game stats so far in the 2025 season.

• Games: 6
• PPG: 22.2
• RPG: 9.2
• APG: 8.7
• BPG: 0.3
• SPG: 0.8
• FG%: 49.0%
• 3FG%: 40.7%
• FT%: 72.2%

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How many consecutive triple-doubles did Michael Jordan have?

Jordan had 15 triple-doubles in the 1988-1989 season, including seven straight.

Here is a look at Jordan's stats in each of his triple-double games.

• March 25, 1989: 21 points, 12 rebounds, 12 assists
• March 28, 1989: 33 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists
• March 29, 1989: 32 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists
• March 31, 1989: 37 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists
• April 2, 1989: 27 points, 14 rebounds, 12 assists
• April 4, 1989: 33 points, 10 rebounds, 12 assists
• April 6, 1989: 31 points, 13 rebounds, 10 assists

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Michael Jordan season stats 

Here are Jordan's stats from the 1988-1989 season when he had seven consecutive triple-doubles. 

• Games: 81
• PPG: 32.5
• RPG: 8.0
• APG: 8.0
• BPG: 0.8
• SPG: 2.9
• FG%: 53.8%
• 3FG%: 27.6%
• FT%: 85.0%