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Russell Westbrook vs. Suns: Stats, Highlights and Reaction
- Updated: December 18, 2016
After a three-game drought with no triple-doubles, Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook returned with a vengeance on Saturday against the Phoenix Suns by recording the 50th triple-double of his career in a 114-101 victory.
Per NBA Stats on Twitter, Westbrook is the sixth player in league history with at least 50 career triple-doubles.
SportsCenter noted Westbrook needed the third-fewest games to record 50 career triple-doubles:
Russell Westbrook is the 3rd-fastest player to 50 career triple-doubles (614 games) behind Oscar Robertson and Magic Johnson. pic.twitter.com/rbGwjfmtZj
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) December 18, 2016
That is just the tip of the iceberg for what Westbrook accomplished with his latest triple-double. Per Fred Katz of the Norman Transcript, Oklahoma City’s All-Star recorded the NBA’s first triple-double with at least 20 points and 20 assists since 1998 when Rod Strickland did it for the Washington Wizards.
ESPN’s Royce Young …
