Westbrook had 23 points, a dozen boards and half a dozen assists by the time the Thunder went to the locker room trailing 53-52 at halftime at the Pepsi Center.
In true Russ fashion, this wasn't the only huge moment that the Brodie dropped in this game.
Russell Westbrook has done it and now the Oklahoma City Thunder have their eyes on a bigger prize-the NBA Playoffs.
The buzzer beater dropped around the same time that Sergio Garcia won The Masters. But, of course, not to Westbrook.
"I was open. they probably would've booed if I didn't shoot", Christon said.
"Pure adrenaline, emotions running high, game-winning shot, it is something you dream about as a little kid to be able to do that on the road especially from that distance", Westbrook said.
While Russell's exploits have him tipped to take home this season's Most Valuable Player award, Houston forward Ryan Anderson is in no doubt that Harden is a worthy contender for the honor.
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With the crowd again on its feet anticipating history, Westbrook passed to Domatas Sabonis, whose jumper rimmed out at 7:16. The Nuggets' Wilson Chandler bombed a 3-pointer with 9:56 left in the second period to lift Denver to a 29-27 lead.
As if to put an exclamation point on the historic feat, he also scored 50 points on the night and capped off the game with a buzzer-beater to knock the Denver Nuggets out of playoff contention. Usually, NBA fans can expect one triple-double every 36 games or so.
The Hall of Famer said Westbrook's triple-double numbers show his overall impact on the game beyond his team's record.
Portland earned the eighth and final Western Conference playoff berth with Denver's loss.
Westbrook is now leading the league in scoring as well.
With averages of 31.9 points, 10.7 rebounds and 10.4 assists through 80 games, Westbrook has already locked up his triple-double average for the campaign.
- After Westbrook, the next three players on the list for most triple-doubles this season are James Harden (21), LeBron James (13) and Nikola Jokic (6). "I'm not going to get into depth with all that, but I thought winning was the most important thing and if you set your team up in a position to have a chance at the ultimate goal, then that's the most important thing".
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