He broke the record previously owned by Oscar Robertson, which had 41 triple-doubles in the 1961-1962 NBA Season. The Thunder finish the regular season at home on Wednesday night against Denver, and Donovan said they will have more conversation with Westbrook before deciding if he will play in that game or not. However, Westbrook's recent onslaught of triple-doubles, plus Harden's injury, seem to have turned the narrative back the other way.
There was no three-point line back then, so Archibald scored or assisted on 56.8 points per game that season.
The 28-year-old last week secured his triple-double average for the season, joining Robertson in becoming just the second player in National Basketball Association history to have achieved the feat. Westbrook reached the scoring double (10th point) with the second of two free throws with 6:36 left until halftime.
Russell Westbrook's triple-double on Sunday was the 79th of his career, and moved him past Wilt Chamberlain for fourth all-time.
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Meanwhile, Morey made reference to the arbitrary nature of the triple-double stat saying, "If we might make someone MVP because they have hit a random combo of numbers then why not this random combo?" "I thought winning is what this is about - period", Harden said. The Rockets superstar has averages of 29.2 points, 8.1 rebounds and 11.2 assists this season. Westbrook shot just 22.2 per cent from the field in that game. This provides an intriguing matchup, as Westbrook is going to face former teammate and opposing MVP candidate James Harden. The crowd in Denver last night stood to applaud Westbrook when he achieved the feat. I'm very thankful and blessed to be able to go out and compete at a high level.
"I practice that shot everyday pregame", he said post-game. "I think he might have just locked up the MVP with that one right there". Westbrook is averaging 31.9 points, 10.4 assists and 10.7 rebounds. "And I can say this without blinking, that what Russell Westbrook has done truly - even (though) Harden is close to him - but what he's done, he's got to be the MVP of the league".
After Sunday's matches, the Rockets own a 54-26 record, eight games ahead of the Thunder with a first-round matchup in the playoffs all set between the two teams.
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