Washington Wizards superstar Russell Westbrook is now the sole owner of the NBA’s All-Time triple-double record. Westbrook got his 182nd career triple-double on Monday night against Atlanta Hawks, surpassing Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson (181 triple-doubles).

Westbrook’s record-breaking moment came with less than nine minutes left in the Hawks game when he grabbed an uncontested rebound to get 10 for the night. He finished the contest, in which Washington lost 124-125, with 28 points, 21 assists, and 13 boards.

Previously, Westbrook became the first player since Robertson to average a triple-double in a regular season. He achieved the feat during an MVP season in 2016-17 when he also broke the record for most triple-doubles in a season with 42. The 32-year-old star would go on to average a triple-double two more times and is on track to do so in 2020-21 as well.

The closest players to Westbrook and Robertson in terms of triple-doubles are Magic Johnson with 138 and Jason Kidd with 107. The only other active player in the top five is LeBron James, who has 99 triple-doubles.

Speaking about his achievement, Westbrook called it “a blessing” and said that it’s an honor to be mentioned with the game’s greats like Robertson, Johnson, and Kidd.

“Normally I don’t like to pat myself on the back but tonight I will,” said Westbrook. “Just because I am so grateful for the ones before me and so blessed.”

Russell Westbrook’s record-breaking season wasn’t just for stats. His triple-doubles have helped Washington to turn around their season and get a chance to make the playoffs. The Wizards are currently No. 9 in the East and are set to appear in the play-in tournament.

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Houston Rockets’ Russell Westbrook continued to write his name in the history books on Monday. Westbrook posted a triple-double against his former team Oklahoma City Thunder, which means that he now has one against every team in the NBA.

Westbrook finished the game against OKC with 32 points, 12 assists, and 11 rebounds, joining LeBron James as the only other player with this achievement. The All-Star point guard, however, didn’t manage to complement this with a win.

Rockets had a comfortable 17-points lead after the third quarter, holding the Thunder to just 14 points in the period. They, however, allowed 41 points in the fourth and allowed Oklahoma City to steal the 112-107 win.

“Honestly I thought we played a pretty good game,” said Westbrook after the game. “We played a good game for the most part. Obviously the last six minutes we didn’t play our best basketball, but I thought we had pretty much control of the game. There’s some good to take out of this game, and we’ll look at the film to figure it out and move forward.”

Following this defeat, Houston Rockets now find themselves on a four-game losing streak. They sit on the sixth place in the West with a 26-16 record, and 7.5 games behind the first seeded Los Angeles Lakers.

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In yet another unprecedented performance, Russell Westbrook overwhelmed the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night with a performance for the history books.

Westbrook posted the second 20 point, 20 assist, 20 rebound game in the history of the NBA in a 119-103 home win over the Lakers.

The win pushes Oklahoma City to 45-33, pushing them into a tie with the San Antonio Spurs for 7th place in the Western Conference. Four games remain for the playoffs, and the Thunder could theoretically finish as high as 5th in the tight conference.

Without a doubt, the star of the show on Tuesday with Westbrook. The only other player in the history of the NBA to equal his 20-20-20 single-game output was legendary center Wilt Chamberlain, who accomplished the feat back in 1968.

Westbrook dedicated his game to rapper Nipsey Hussle, a fellow Los Angeles native that was killed in a drive-by shooting last Sunday.

Westbrook is now averaging a staggering 23.5 points, 11.1 rebounds, and 10.5 assists per game.

He and the Thunder will be back in action on Friday night at home against the Detroit Pistons.

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Oklahoma City Thunder’s point guard Russell Westbrook did not only help his team make a historic comeback in 114-112 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night but also continued to make his case for being one of the all-time greats.

Westbrook finished the Nets’ game with 21 points, 17 assists and 15 rebounds, getting his 108th career triple-double and surpassing Hall of Famer Jason Kidd on the All-Time triple-double list. The 30-year-old, who won the NBA MVP award in 2017, is now on the third place on the list, behind Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson, who has 138, and Oscar Robertson, who holds the record with 181 TDs.

History for The Brodie pic.twitter.com/hfWCtdhH1G

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 6, 2018

“My job is to see the game, read the game [and] the game will tell you what you need to do,” – said Westbrook after achieving this feat. “As a point guard, my job is to facilitate and have control of the game, and that’s what I tried to do.“

Although Westbrook was happy about his individual achievement, he was even more pleased with the effort his team put in to beat Brooklyn Nets.

OKC Thunder entered the game against the Nets as one of the hottest teams in the Western Conference, but things didn’t look all that great for them midway through the third quarter. The Thunder found themselves 23 points behind at one moment and entered the fourth quarter trailing by 18.

Then, Paul George stepped up, orchestrating a comeback with a huge performance in which he scored a personal record of 25 points in one quarter including a game-winning three-pointer with 3.1 seconds left in the game. This was most by any Thunder player since the team moved from Seattle in 2008, while the 23 points comeback was the biggest deficit OKC managed to overcome in franchise history.

“My job is to make sure that I constantly keep telling him to stay aggressive, to play his game, because he’s that type of guy, man,” – said Westbrook about George’s performance. “He can get hot. He’s a superstar in this league; and as you seen tonight, when he gets hot, he can change the game for us.“

After starting the season 0-4, Oklahoma City Thunder now finds themselves second in the Western Conference with a record of 16-7 and a real chance to make some noise in the playoffs.

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Oklahoma City Thunder’s point guard and reigning NBA MVP Russell Westbrook has done it again! The 29-year-old entered the Wednesday’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies 16 rebounds shy of averaging another triple-double in the season, and he got them in just 22 minutes on the court. With this feat, Westbrook became the first player in the NBA history to average a triple-double in two consecutive seasons. He finished the 2017-18 season averaging 25.4 points, 10.1 rebounds, and 10.2 assists.

Russ receives a big applause by fans in OKC for reaching his 2nd season straight averaging a triple-double! #ThunderUp pic.twitter.com/P7JaQWPj2n

— NBA (@NBA) April 12, 2018

In the Thunder’s final two games, against the Miami Heat and the Grizzlies, Westbrook needed to get 34 rebounds in order to average another triple-double through the season. After he grabbed 18 boards in the win against the Heat, there was no doubt that he will get what he needs in the last game of the 2017-18 regular season. Interesting thing was that Westbrook didn’t have a triple-double in the game against the Grizzlies since he ended up with 20 rebounds, 19 assists, and only 6 points.

“I’m very, very thankful and blessed to go out and compete,” – said Westbrook after the game. “Like I’ve said many, many times, I don’t take this game for granted, I don’t take going on the floor competing for granted, and God got something planned for me, man, nobody can stop it, and I always continue to follow his faith and stay faithful and stay strong and continue to do what I’m doing.“

In the 2016-17 season, during his MVP campaign, Russell Westbrook became only the second player in the history of the NBA to average a triple-double after Oscar Robertson did it in 1961–62 (30.8 points, 12.5 rebounds and 11.4 assists). Russell Westbrook also broke Robertson’s record for most triple-doubles in a season (41) by getting 42 of them.

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Oklahoma City Thunder’s Russell Westbrook is continuing to show why he is one of the best players in today’s NBA. With a triple-double in Tuesday’s 119-107 win against the Atlanta Hawks, Westbrook became just the fourth player in the history of NBA to reach 100 career triple-doubles. In the game against the Hawks, Westbrook had 32 points, 12 rebounds, and 12 assists.

Now the 29-year-old is in the company of NBA legends Oscar Robinson (181 career triple-doubles), Magic Johnson (138 career triple-doubles) and Jason Kidd (107 career triple-doubles). Westbrook reached the mark playing in 736 NBA games, which makes him the third fastest to do so. Robinson needed only 277 games to reach 100 triple-doubles, while Johnson got his in 656th game.

”Oh man, just an unbelievable blessing,” – said Westbrook on Tuesday night. ‘‘I give thanks to the man above just for allowing me to go out and play the game I love each and every night. I never take it for granted. The group of guys that’s ahead are Hall of Famers,” Westbrook said. ”I’m just happy to be a part of the crew with those guys.”

This achievement of Russell Westbrook is even bigger when put in a proper perspective. For example, Westbrook has more triple-doubles than 23 NBA franchises have in their entire history. Also, he managed to post a triple-double against all 29 other teams, something that no player managed to do. Finally, his triple-doubles aren’t just stat stuffing as some would argue, but also translate to wins. Thunder have an 82-18 record when Westbrook has a triple-double.

“Just to be in the presence of that, of him, to do what he does on a nightly basis, night in and night out,” – said his teammate Carmelo Anthony. “The focus you have to have, the intensity level you have to play with. For me to be able to be a part of that, to be alongside him, like I said, it’s a special moment. I think it’s something that we should all appreciate, moments like this and appreciate what we have and who we have, especially in a moment like we are in right now.“

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Washington Wizards superstar Russell Westbrook is now the sole owner of the NBA’s All-Time triple-double record. Westbrook got his 182nd career triple-double on Monday night against Atlanta Hawks, surpassing Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson (181 triple-doubles).

Westbrook’s record-breaking moment came with less than nine minutes left in the Hawks game when he grabbed an uncontested rebound to get 10 for the night. He finished the contest, in which Washington lost 124-125, with 28 points, 21 assists, and 13 boards.

Previously, Westbrook became the first player since Robertson to average a triple-double in a regular season. He achieved the feat during an MVP season in 2016-17 when he also broke the record for most triple-doubles in a season with 42. The 32-year-old star would go on to average a triple-double two more times and is on track to do so in 2020-21 as well.

The closest players to Westbrook and Robertson in terms of triple-doubles are Magic Johnson with 138 and Jason Kidd with 107. The only other active player in the top five is LeBron James, who has 99 triple-doubles.

Speaking about his achievement, Westbrook called it “a blessing” and said that it’s an honor to be mentioned with the game’s greats like Robertson, Johnson, and Kidd.

“Normally I don’t like to pat myself on the back but tonight I will,” said Westbrook. “Just because I am so grateful for the ones before me and so blessed.”

Russell Westbrook’s record-breaking season wasn’t just for stats. His triple-doubles have helped Washington to turn around their season and get a chance to make the playoffs. The Wizards are currently No. 9 in the East and are set to appear in the play-in tournament.

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Houston Rockets’ Russell Westbrook continued to write his name in the history books on Monday. Westbrook posted a triple-double against his former team Oklahoma City Thunder, which means that he now has one against every team in the NBA.

Westbrook finished the game against OKC with 32 points, 12 assists, and 11 rebounds, joining LeBron James as the only other player with this achievement. The All-Star point guard, however, didn’t manage to complement this with a win.

Rockets had a comfortable 17-points lead after the third quarter, holding the Thunder to just 14 points in the period. They, however, allowed 41 points in the fourth and allowed Oklahoma City to steal the 112-107 win.

“Honestly I thought we played a pretty good game,” said Westbrook after the game. “We played a good game for the most part. Obviously the last six minutes we didn’t play our best basketball, but I thought we had pretty much control of the game. There’s some good to take out of this game, and we’ll look at the film to figure it out and move forward.”

Following this defeat, Houston Rockets now find themselves on a four-game losing streak. They sit on the sixth place in the West with a 26-16 record, and 7.5 games behind the first seeded Los Angeles Lakers.

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In yet another unprecedented performance, Russell Westbrook overwhelmed the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night with a performance for the history books.

Westbrook posted the second 20 point, 20 assist, 20 rebound game in the history of the NBA in a 119-103 home win over the Lakers.

The win pushes Oklahoma City to 45-33, pushing them into a tie with the San Antonio Spurs for 7th place in the Western Conference. Four games remain for the playoffs, and the Thunder could theoretically finish as high as 5th in the tight conference.

Without a doubt, the star of the show on Tuesday with Westbrook. The only other player in the history of the NBA to equal his 20-20-20 single-game output was legendary center Wilt Chamberlain, who accomplished the feat back in 1968.

Westbrook dedicated his game to rapper Nipsey Hussle, a fellow Los Angeles native that was killed in a drive-by shooting last Sunday.

Westbrook is now averaging a staggering 23.5 points, 11.1 rebounds, and 10.5 assists per game.

He and the Thunder will be back in action on Friday night at home against the Detroit Pistons.

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Oklahoma City Thunder’s point guard Russell Westbrook did not only help his team make a historic comeback in 114-112 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night but also continued to make his case for being one of the all-time greats.

Westbrook finished the Nets’ game with 21 points, 17 assists and 15 rebounds, getting his 108th career triple-double and surpassing Hall of Famer Jason Kidd on the All-Time triple-double list. The 30-year-old, who won the NBA MVP award in 2017, is now on the third place on the list, behind Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson, who has 138, and Oscar Robertson, who holds the record with 181 TDs.

History for The Brodie pic.twitter.com/hfWCtdhH1G

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 6, 2018

“My job is to see the game, read the game [and] the game will tell you what you need to do,” – said Westbrook after achieving this feat. “As a point guard, my job is to facilitate and have control of the game, and that’s what I tried to do.“

Although Westbrook was happy about his individual achievement, he was even more pleased with the effort his team put in to beat Brooklyn Nets.

OKC Thunder entered the game against the Nets as one of the hottest teams in the Western Conference, but things didn’t look all that great for them midway through the third quarter. The Thunder found themselves 23 points behind at one moment and entered the fourth quarter trailing by 18.

Then, Paul George stepped up, orchestrating a comeback with a huge performance in which he scored a personal record of 25 points in one quarter including a game-winning three-pointer with 3.1 seconds left in the game. This was most by any Thunder player since the team moved from Seattle in 2008, while the 23 points comeback was the biggest deficit OKC managed to overcome in franchise history.

“My job is to make sure that I constantly keep telling him to stay aggressive, to play his game, because he’s that type of guy, man,” – said Westbrook about George’s performance. “He can get hot. He’s a superstar in this league; and as you seen tonight, when he gets hot, he can change the game for us.“

After starting the season 0-4, Oklahoma City Thunder now finds themselves second in the Western Conference with a record of 16-7 and a real chance to make some noise in the playoffs.

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Oklahoma City Thunder’s point guard and reigning NBA MVP Russell Westbrook has done it again! The 29-year-old entered the Wednesday’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies 16 rebounds shy of averaging another triple-double in the season, and he got them in just 22 minutes on the court. With this feat, Westbrook became the first player in the NBA history to average a triple-double in two consecutive seasons. He finished the 2017-18 season averaging 25.4 points, 10.1 rebounds, and 10.2 assists.

Russ receives a big applause by fans in OKC for reaching his 2nd season straight averaging a triple-double! #ThunderUp pic.twitter.com/P7JaQWPj2n

— NBA (@NBA) April 12, 2018

In the Thunder’s final two games, against the Miami Heat and the Grizzlies, Westbrook needed to get 34 rebounds in order to average another triple-double through the season. After he grabbed 18 boards in the win against the Heat, there was no doubt that he will get what he needs in the last game of the 2017-18 regular season. Interesting thing was that Westbrook didn’t have a triple-double in the game against the Grizzlies since he ended up with 20 rebounds, 19 assists, and only 6 points.

“I’m very, very thankful and blessed to go out and compete,” – said Westbrook after the game. “Like I’ve said many, many times, I don’t take this game for granted, I don’t take going on the floor competing for granted, and God got something planned for me, man, nobody can stop it, and I always continue to follow his faith and stay faithful and stay strong and continue to do what I’m doing.“

In the 2016-17 season, during his MVP campaign, Russell Westbrook became only the second player in the history of the NBA to average a triple-double after Oscar Robertson did it in 1961–62 (30.8 points, 12.5 rebounds and 11.4 assists). Russell Westbrook also broke Robertson’s record for most triple-doubles in a season (41) by getting 42 of them.

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Oklahoma City Thunder’s Russell Westbrook is continuing to show why he is one of the best players in today’s NBA. With a triple-double in Tuesday’s 119-107 win against the Atlanta Hawks, Westbrook became just the fourth player in the history of NBA to reach 100 career triple-doubles. In the game against the Hawks, Westbrook had 32 points, 12 rebounds, and 12 assists.

Now the 29-year-old is in the company of NBA legends Oscar Robinson (181 career triple-doubles), Magic Johnson (138 career triple-doubles) and Jason Kidd (107 career triple-doubles). Westbrook reached the mark playing in 736 NBA games, which makes him the third fastest to do so. Robinson needed only 277 games to reach 100 triple-doubles, while Johnson got his in 656th game.

”Oh man, just an unbelievable blessing,” – said Westbrook on Tuesday night. ‘‘I give thanks to the man above just for allowing me to go out and play the game I love each and every night. I never take it for granted. The group of guys that’s ahead are Hall of Famers,” Westbrook said. ”I’m just happy to be a part of the crew with those guys.”

This achievement of Russell Westbrook is even bigger when put in a proper perspective. For example, Westbrook has more triple-doubles than 23 NBA franchises have in their entire history. Also, he managed to post a triple-double against all 29 other teams, something that no player managed to do. Finally, his triple-doubles aren’t just stat stuffing as some would argue, but also translate to wins. Thunder have an 82-18 record when Westbrook has a triple-double.

“Just to be in the presence of that, of him, to do what he does on a nightly basis, night in and night out,” – said his teammate Carmelo Anthony. “The focus you have to have, the intensity level you have to play with. For me to be able to be a part of that, to be alongside him, like I said, it’s a special moment. I think it’s something that we should all appreciate, moments like this and appreciate what we have and who we have, especially in a moment like we are in right now.“

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