Russell Westbrook had himself a night to remember against Indiana on Monday. The guard tallied 35 points, a season-high 21 assists, and 14 rebounds. This marked the first ever 35+ point, 20+ assist triple-double in NBA history. He also broke Washington’s franchise record for triple-doubles with his 16th, and has only played 37 games in their uniform.
RUSSELL WESTBROOK IS THE GREATEST TRIPLE-DOUBLE MACHINE IN NBA HISTORY
COLORS KEY | FULL WIZARDS OUTLOOK
There are stats to back up the claim that Westbrook is the greatest triple-double machine ever. He holds the record for most T-D’s in a single season, which was 42 during his 2016-17 MVP campaign. He put up a triple-double in over half of his games during that magical season. He surpassed a record held by Oscar Roberston since the 1961-62 season that stood for 55 years! Additionally, he holds two of the top three single season triple-double records, as well as three of the top seven.
In regards to all-time, he currently sits in second place, 20 behind the great Oscar Roberston. Westbrook is currently 32 years of age, and has shown no signs of slowing down. He already has 16 this season alone, in just 37 games. He is averaging a triple-double this season, for the fourth time in his career while Robertson’s 61-62 season is the only other time a player has done that.
Assuming Russ continues his dominance, there is no reason to believe he shouldn’t pass Robertson on the all-time leaderboard early next season. These incredible stats show Westbrook’s excellent level of production as the greatest to ever do it when it comes to contributing in all facets of the game at a high level and record that illustrious triple-double.
#PlayerOfTheDay (3/29/21) - G Russell Westbrook, WAS
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) March 30, 2021
TOP FACTS:
- 1st GP of 35+ PTS/20+ AST/10+ REB in NBA history
- Most triple-doubles (15) in Wizards franchise history
- 6 GP of 20pts/20ast since 2016; Rest of NBA has 1
KEY STATS:
35 PTS, 21 AST, 14 REB, 14-26 FG, 4-6 3P https://t.co/jgcwatevVV
Share this Russell Westbrook article with friends and follow for more great sports content!
