{"id":26336,"date":"2017-04-08T05:10:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-08T05:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=26336"},"modified":"2017-04-08T05:10:00","modified_gmt":"2017-04-08T05:10:00","slug":"russell-westbrook-matches-big-o-clinches-season-long-triple-double-average","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/sports\/russell-westbrook-matches-big-o-clinches-season-long-triple-double-average.html","title":{"rendered":"Russell Westbrook matches Big O, clinches season-long triple-double average"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-size:22px;\"><strong><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Russell Westbrook matches Big O, clinches season-long triple-double average<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Say this much about Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook: he knows how to close.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">By dishing his sixth assist in the third quarter Friday night against the Phoenix Suns, Westbrook matched Oscar Robertson as just the second player in NBA history to average a triple-double throughout an entire season. After a rough first half, where he was just 2-for-13 with six points and six turnovers, Westbrook turned it on in the second with history in sight.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">He flirted with his 42nd triple-double of the year, which would have broken Robertson&#39;s single-season record but ultimately came up short in the loss. Westbrook finished with 23 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists. Westbrook has logged seven triple-doubles in his last nine outings.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">With Westbrook and the Houston Rockets&rsquo; James Harden widely believed to be the top two candidates for the award, and with media members who vote left to pick between players who have both produced at a historic pace, these final games certainly matter. But just as Harden has been playing through the pain of a left wrist injury and seeing his numbers decline as a result, Westbrook has been at his best late.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">In the eight games leading into Friday&#39;s contest, he was averaging 35 points (50% shooting overall; 41.6% from three-point range), 12.2 rebounds and 11.6 assists as the Thunder have gone 5-3. Since injuring his wrist at Denver on March 18, Harden (over the course of eight games) has averaged 29.2 points (39.6% shooting overall; 29.6% from three-point range), 10.8 assists and 8.2 rebounds as the Rockets have gone 4-4.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">As Robertson sees it, Westbrook has done enough to warrant winning the MVP honor.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">&ldquo;Knowledgeable basketball people understand that sometimes if you don&#39;t have the right ingredients on your team, if you&#39;re not good inside or you don&#39;t play defense, you may not win a championship,&rdquo; Robertson, who finished third in the MVP voting during that 1961-62 season behind the Boston Celtics&rsquo; Bill Russell and the Philadelphia Warriors&rsquo; Wilt Chamberlain, told USA TODAY Sports on Wednesday. &ldquo;But that does not demean what you&#39;ve done as an individual. And I can say this without blinking, that what Russell Westbrook has done truly &#8211; even (though) Harden is close to him &#8211; but what he&#39;s done, he&#39;s got to be the MVP of the league.&rdquo;<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-size:8px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Source:-&nbsp;https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/2017\/04\/08\/russell-westbrook-passes-oscar-robertson-nba-single-season-triple-double-record\/100104292\/<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/sports\/russell-westbrook-matches-big-o-clinches-season-long-triple-double-average.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russell Westbrook matches Big O, clinches season-long triple-double average Say this much about Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook: he knows how to close. 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