Denver Nuggets guard Russell Westbrook is the NBA’s all-time chief in triple-doubles with 199. Westbrook has averaged a triple-double 4 instances in his profession, which can be a document of the NBA.
Westbrook has had a triple-double yearly of his profession exterior of the lockdown-shortened 2011-12 season. The nine-time NBA All-Star will develop into the primary participant in league historical past to attain 200 triple-doubles together with his subsequent.
Together with his minutes considerably restricted final season, Westbrook solely managed one triple-double in his final begin of the season. Beating the Phoenix Suns with out Kawhi Leonard and James Harden, Westbrook led the Clippers to victory with 16 factors, 15 rebounds and 15 assists.
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Westbrook has 69 extra triple-doubles than the closest energetic participant, who occurs to be his new teammate Nikola Jokic. When requested if he and Jokic had talked about this “triple-double run,” Westbrook mentioned no.
“No, we didn’t,” Westbrook mentioned. “I haven’t had a dialog about it. I do not know if there is a race or not, however we’ve not talked about it in any respect. Nikola is the most effective participant on the planet and he performs on the highest degree. All we care about, and he would inform you a similar factor, is profitable basketball video games.
A 3-time league MVP, Jokic has averaged 24 triple-doubles per season over the previous three seasons. At simply 29 years outdated, Jokic has an opportunity to succeed in 200 triple-doubles, however Westbrook will possible have added extra by then.
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