Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook notched his 45th career triple-double Tuesday night against the New York Knicks.
Westbrook's 27 points, 18 rebounds and 14 assists placed him in a tie with LeBron James for the active lead in the category and sixth on the all-time list, per Sportsnet Stats. However, Westbrook is three years younger than LeBron and has played five fewer professional seasons.
The 28-year-old Westbrook owns as many triple-doubles this season as the rest of the league combined, per ESPN Stats & Info. He also joined Oscar Robertson as one of two players to average a triple-double 19 games into a season.
Robertson accomplished the feat in both 1961-62 and 1963-64 with the Cincinnati Royals, and the two have very similar stat lines nearing December. He managed to average a triple-double 79 games into the 61-62 campaign—a far reach from where Westbrook currently sits.
Robertson's 1961-62 campaign still holds a slight advantage in rebounds (12.4 to 10.3) and assists (11.8 to 11.3) per game, but Westbrook has averaged slightly more points (30.9 to 30.3). Westbrook also has on ...
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Russell Westbrook Ties LeBron James for Active Lead in Triple-Doubles
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