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OKC’s Westbrook Logs Fourth Straight Triple-Double
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All posts by Basketball InsidersUpdated2 hours ago on April 25, 2024
At some point, some point soon at this rate, we’re going to run out of ways to effectively put into words what Russell Westbrook is doing.
In his latest act, which came on a frigid but otherwise ho-hum Wednesday night, against a ho-hum opponent, Westbrook erupted for 49 points, a career-high 16 rebounds and 10 assists in a 123-118 overtime victory over Philadelphia inside Chesapeake Energy Arena.
Westbrook became the first player since Michael Jordan in 1989 to register four straight triple-doubles. Wilt Chamberlain, Oscar Robertson, Magic Johnson and Maurice Stokes are the only other players in NBA history to record four straight triple-doubles.
