Oklahoma City Thunder’s Russell Westbrook breaks Oscar Robertson’s 55-year-old triple-double record with a flourish
Point guard finishes with 50 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists as his side beat the Denver Nuggets 106-105 thanks to his buzzer-beating three-pointer
Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook broke Oscar Robertson’s 55-year-old record with his 42nd triple-double of the NBA season and then broke the Denver Nuggets with a buzzer-beating three-pointer in a 106-105 Thunder triumph.
Westbrook finished the day with 50 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists.
It was yet another remarkable display of the all-around excellence that a triple-double – the achievement of double-digit totals in three of five key statistical categories – has come to represent.
“I’m so thankful to play the game I love every night,” Westbrook said. “It’s an unbelievable blessing.”
He delivered his 10th assist of the game with 4:17 remaining in the fourth quarter.
Russell Westbrook passes his way into the history books with his 42nd triple-double of the season!#ThunderUp pic.twitter.com/FjdhnxCKws— NBA (@NBA) April 9, 2017
Westbrook had amassed 32 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists through three quarters.