When you think of Russell Westbrook, you might think of inefficiency, empty cuts, impatience when you're behind as a point guard, and inability to control the court when you're ahead. But don't forget how many stars in history have not been involved in the regular season MVP, and the New York Knicks have been rotten for many years and no one can brush the season average triple-double, let alone the NBA's historical triple-double king in 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2020-21.
Wei Shao is such a person, with the purest love of basketball on the court tireless, full of passion! Rookie First Team, 2016-17 Regular Season MVP, 10 All-Star Team, Two-Year All-Star Game MVP, 2-time All-Star First Team, 5 Best Team Second Team, 2 Best Team Third Team, 4 seasons average triple-double...
On April 10, 2017, the Thunder defeated the Nuggets 106-105 on the road, russell Westbrook played 37 minutes, had 50 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists, and finished his 42nd triple-double of the season and the 79th career regular season triple-double, breaking the 1961-62 single-season record set by Oscar Robertson. Meanwhile, it was Westbrook's third triple-double to score 50+ in season, becoming the first person in NBA history; it was the fifth time in Westbrook's career to score 50+ and surpass Kevin Durant (4 times) to become the player with the most points in Thunder history. In addition, Westbrook has delivered 5,285 assists in his career, surpassing Jeff Hornacek (5,281) and rising to no. 52 on the NBA's all-time assists list.
Let's take a look back at Russell-Weisbrook's career peak night!
Signature mid-range zombie jumper
Back-to-back singles to the basket
Hanging Plumlee for a layup 2+1
Chasing the three points of the open hand is there
Assist teammates on three-point shots to reach a triple-double
Against Murray's defense, the three-point whistle was killed
In the 2016-2017 season, Harden played the best season of his career, when he averaged 29.1 points, 7.9 rebounds and 11.2 assists per game (league assist king), 16 triple-doubles in the season, leading the team's competitive West to get 46 wins and 21 losses, and the team record was very prominent; Westbrook averaged 31.9 points per game (league scoring king) 10.5 boards and 10.1 assists, and it was on this game that he won the 42nd of the season. The 79th career regular season triple-double, breaking the 1961-62 season Oscar Robertson set a single season three record, after the team core Durant and Ibaka left the team, he was still able to bring the team into the playoffs, and the personal heroism was interpreted to the extreme, almost locking in the 2016-2017 regular season MVP!
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