In addition to averaging a triple-double this season, Westbrook is also set to break Oscar Robertson’s record for most triple-doubles in a season.
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With the Thunder trailing by one late in the game, Westbrook drained a deep 3-pointer from 26 feet out to give the Thunder a slim 95-93 lead with two minutes left.
Oklahoma City improved to 32-9 this season when Westbrook gets a triple-double. That means that Robertson had many more opportunities to collect rebounds and assists (albeit in a time when assists were granted more sparingly), especially given that he played almost 10 minutes more per game (44.3 in 1961-62) than Westbrook (34.8).
James Harden, seen by many as the co-favorite for this year’s MVP award, is only worth seven wins to the Rockets, but that may say more about the Rockets’ roster construction than Harden’s level of play.
“I was in shock, honestly, man. Moments like this you want to cherish”, Westbrook said.
” But I was just sitting there thanking God for the opportunity to play”. On top of that, Westbrook also has a chance to seal a triple-double average for the season by racking up 16 assists and could clinch averaging 30 points with 25 more over the next five games. Wilt Chamberlain’s nine games with a triple-double in 1968 is the most in National Basketball Association history.G Victor Oladipo had 15 points, his fifth straight game with at least 13 points. He’ll have the rest of this game and 5 more to take the seat beside the Big O. Furthermore, for Russ to maintain the thirty point triple-double average he needs to score 25 points.This total includes the 12 points he now has versus the Bucks.
Westbrook had 12 points, eight rebounds and eight assists at halftime to help Oklahoma City take a 63-39 lead.
“It’s something I could never have dreams of growing up”, Westbrook said.
From there, the teams exchanged leads through the middle stages of the fourth.
Paul George scored 18 of his 35 points in the third quarter as the Indiana Pacers stopped the rot with a 108-90 win over the Toronto Raptors.
Enes Kanter had a team-high 17 points off the bench, but the day belonged to Westbrook – who strengthened his MVP credentials.
When asked about it, Westbrook downplayed wanting to chase a triple-double and said instead he wanted the rebound in order to close out the game.
Not only has he played every game, but he has given max effort every single night and has only cared about the number in the win column.
Marc Gasol led the Grizzlies with 23 points, and Zach Randolph added 20 points and nine rebounds. “We need to get back to our flow”.
“We didn’t play well”, Antetokounmpo said.
“We just have to try to regroup and work on our game”, Memphis point guard Mike Conley told the Commercial-Appeal.
Kevin Love led the Cavaliers with 28 points and 11 rebounds.
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The Washington Wizards ended a three-game losing streak with a 118-111 win over the Charlotte Hornets, significantly denting Charlotte’s faint play-off hopes as their three-game winning streak came to an end.
