Lou Williams tallied the first triple-double of his career against the Chicago Bulls on Friday. He had a huge game, dropping 31 points with 10 rebounds and 10 assists.
Per Elias Sports Bureau, Williams is the only NBA player to get his first triple-double after 900+ games played except for Zach Randolph. On March 6th of 2016, Randolph collected his first in his 974th game played.
Per Elias, only one other player got his first career triple-double after 900+ games: #Grizzlies' Zach Randolph did so in his 974th game on March 6, 2016. #Clippers
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The Clippers were able to pull out a close win by a score of 106-101. Four Clippers ended up scoring in double digits. Tobias Harris had a huge game, scoring 29 points with eight rebounds and five assists. Avery Bradley added 11 points and five boards. Montrezl Harrell also contributed 11 points and four rebounds.
Article Continues BelowFor the Bulls, they had four starters in double digits and five overall. Zach LaVine went off, dropping 29 points with four rebounds and three assists. Bobby Portis also dominated, scoring 18 points and grabbing 14 rebounds. Lauri Markannen added 13 points and nine rebounds, and Chandler Hutchison had 12 points and 12 rebounds. Jabari Parker also added 15 points, but they weren't enough to top the Clippers.
The Bulls have had a rough season this past year. They fired their head coach Fred Hoiberg and promoted former Gregg Popovich staffer Jim Boylen. Their performance has gone down ever since. They are currently 11-38 and sit 14th in the NBA's Eastern Conference.
For the Clippers, there are now 27-22 and sit in the eighth spot of the NBA's Western Conference. They'll face off next against the Sacramento Kings at home.