10 things to know, with the NBA regular season in the books By TIM REYNOLDSMay 17, 2021 GMT That begins Tuesday, runs through Friday, and the playoffs start Saturday. Here are 10 notes on the season that was: TRIPLE DOUBLES The players who had the second-, third- and fourth-most triple-doubles in the league this season — Nikola Jokic, James Harden and Luka Doncic, respectively — combined for 39 of the stat-sheet-stuffing efforts. They combined for one more than Russell Westbrook. Westbrook, the league’s all-time triple-double king, had 38 this season. That’s the second-most by anyone in any season; Westbrook had 42 in 2016-17. He also has the third-highest (34 in 2018-19) and fourth-highest (25 in 2017-18) triple-double season totals in NBA history.