In any other season, he would be a triple-double marvel, recording his 21st of the season with 35 points, 11 rebounds and 15 assists in a 135-128 win over the Kings on Sunday night. The three pointer puts a icing on the cake to another 50 point performance for Russell as he finished with 50 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists.
In the five games that he played during April 2-9, Westbrook posted three triple-doubles, with his team going 3-2 overall.
Westbrook set the single-season triple-double record of 42 on Sunday in Denver, and clinched his triple-double average Friday in Phoenix, so there are no monster records remaining in Westbrook's triple-double chase entering the final two games. Again, Westbrook would come up short of a triple-double.
RUSSELL WESTBROOK, Oklahoma City Thunder point guard, feels he's fulfilled his childhood aspiration.
George had a near triple-double last Sunday when he scored 43 points in a loss to the Cavs.
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Turner said he occasionally thought about the series over the winter. "You heard it was going to be a huge deal", Hyde said. Coaches, owners, executives and Hall of Fame alumni were presented their 2016 World Series Championship rings as well.
Gallinari scored 22 points in the third quarter to give Denver a 14-point lead heading into the fourth, but the Thunder (46-34) rallied to get within two on Westbrook's layup with 27.1 seconds left. Last night, Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook put on another wonderful display which capped off as arguably the greatest regular season performance in National Basketball Association history. He has long silenced any doubt the Thunder would still be competitive in the Western Conference after Kevin Durant's departure to the Golden State Warriors.
Oklahoma City is 2-1 against Minnesota this season. The last player for the franchise with more than one triple-double in a season was Gary Payton, in 2002, when the team was the Seattle SuperSonics.
Both Westbrook and Harden have great MVP cases this season and it appears Morey is heavily backing his guy in the MVP race.
The former teammates have turned this MVP race into one of the most exciting in recent memory.
"I think he knows this is good for him", Donovan said of Westbrook. "I'm very thankful and blessed to be able to go out and compete at the highest level", said Westbrook during the post-game interview, as per The Guardian. After all, you are as valuable to your team if you help accumulate as many wins for your squad.
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