Russell Westbrook sets history with second straight triple-double season

Russell Westbrook became the second player in NBA history to average a triple-double for the entire season. And then he did it again.

The Brodie did it again.

Oklahoma City Thunder guard and reigning Kia NBA MVP Russell Westbrook added himself to a page in the NBA history books that he currently sits all alone on. Westbrook is the first player in NBA history to have averaged a triple-double in consecutive seasons.

Coming into tonight’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies, Westbrook season average was 25.6 points, 9.9 rebounds and a league-leading 10.1 assists per game. So if you’re bad at math like me, Westbrook needed 16 boards to make-up that 0.1 rebound-per-game margin to complete the triple-double season.

Westbrook came out attacking the glass early, finishing the first half with 10 rebounds. And minutes into the third quarter, Westbrook had his historical moment pulling down rebound number 16 in just 22 minutes. This prompted a standing ovation from the hometown fans who showed their affection for “The Brodie.”

Westbrook takes a lot of heat for “stat padding” for whatever that means, but regardless this accomplishment is nothing to overlook. NBA.com pointed out how Oscar Roberson was the closest player to come close to duplicating the triple-double season feat but fell seven rebounds short in 1963-64.

The Thunder defeated the Grizzlies in the game, 137-23 to finish their season at 48-34 with the No. 6 seed in the Western Conference. They’ll take on the winner of tonight’s game between the Jazz and Trail Blazers in the first round of the playoffs.

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Westbrook was the first player last year to do something that hasn’t been done for 56 years, now this season he figured out how to repeat that feat. The triple-double run was enough to get Westbrook the KIA MVP last season will it be enough this year? Maybe we should ask James Harden.