Andre Drummond, as you surely know, is quite the dynamic rebounder and finisher, but as a rookie, plays relatively few minutes for Lawrence Frank's Pistons. When you're in a position like that, you've gotta get your numbers quickly, and that's exactly what Drummond's been doing tonight against the Bucks.
Andre Drummond wasted no time recording a double-double
Kid should probably play more minutes...
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Drummond checked in with about five minutes left in the first quarter and by the seven-minute mark of the second, had recorded a double-double. Gobbling every available rebound and scoring tirelessly around the rim (including a vicious one-handed tip-dunk) got him 12 points and 10 rebounds in a shade over ten minutes. Detroit's second unit needed that kind of ridiculous production, too, as they let a big lead slip away against a Bucks bench lead by Mike Dunleavy.
Drummond has 12 and 11 at halftime, including six o-bounds. He might have 20/20 in his sights, you know, if he plays more minutes.
Incidentally, the fewest minutes played in a double-double game (at least in Basketball-Reference’s database) came from David Robinson, who dropped 10 and 11 in just twelve minutes of play in 2002. That doesn’t answer our question of least time to reach a double-double, though. Drummond must be close.
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