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Howard’s 20/20

On Nov. 15 vs. Charlotte, Dwight Howard tallied a season-high-tying 21 points and a career-high-tying 20 rebounds…He became the youngest player in NBA history to record 20-plus points and 20-plus rebounds in the same game (19 years, 342 days).

Last season, Howard pulled down 20 rebounds three times, becoming the youngest player in NBA history to record 20-or-more rebounds in a game and the first rookie to have multiple 20-plus rebound games since Tim Duncan in 1997-98. Below are the youngest players in NBA history to notch a 20-point/20-rebound outing:

Dwight Howard (ORL) 19 yrs, 342 days 11/15/05: 21 pts and 20 reb
John Drew (ATL) 20 yrs, 47 days 11/16/74: 44 pts and 20 reb
Joe Smith (GSW) 20 yrs, 178 days 1/20/96: 21 pts and 20 reb
Shaquille O’Neal (ORL) 20 yrs, 251 days 11/12/92: 31 pts and 21 reb
Chris Bosh (TOR) 21 yrs, 1 day 3/25/05: 24 pts and 22 reb