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Russell Westbrook makes History By Logging 30-10-20 Triple-Double In NBA

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Highlights:

  • Russell Westbrook is now the first to log 30-10-20 triple-double since Magic Johnson
  • Wizards guard scorches Pacers for the historic triple-double as he overtakes franchise lead in only 38 games

Over the past several season, the 32 year old Russell Westbrook has bent the triple-double as per his will, rewriting the league’s record books at an astounding pace.

On Monday night, in what was just the 38th match as a Wizard, Westbrook was able to dethrone Darrell Walker as the franchise lead, logging triple-double number 16 with Washington — and No. 162 overall — in spectacular fashion.

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By the final whistle of the match, Westbrook had accumulated 35 points, 14 rebounds and a career-best 21 assists in the Washington Wizards’ 132-124 victory over the Indiana Pacers. It marked just the third time in league history where a player topped 30 points, 10 rebounds and 20 assists. The other two being:

  1. Oscar Robertson (32-15-20) who managed to do it on the December 11, 1961 vs. Chicago
  2. Magic Johnson (32-11-20) who managed to attain the feat on the 28th of November, 1988 at Philadelphia.

The only Wizard player who achieved a 20-point, 20-assist triple-double was Rod Strickland (21-12-20) who did it on the 10th of February 1998.

Overall, Westbrook is now tied with Oscar Robertson as the only player with five seasons of at least 15 triple-doubles.

After the game, Westbrook said, “Tonight guys helped me out making shots. Cutting, moving. Made it easy on me.”

Here are Westbrook 20-point, 20-assist triple-doubles

DATEGAMEPOINTSREBOUNDSASSISTS
17-Dec-16OKC vs. PHO261122
10-Jan-20OKC at SAS241324
02-Apr-20OKC vs. LAL202021
29-Mar-21WAS vs. IND251421
Swastika Dubey
Swastika Dubey
Swastika's inclination towards sports, irrespective of the game, has often left her peers awestruck. She never misses a sporting event and devours every single piece of information pertaining to an athlete or their game. People who know her say that calling her a sports fanatic would be an understatement.

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