Westbrook said he’s not sure if anyone will break his record. “It’s an incredible feat,” James said in a video message. As for active NBA players, the closest to Westbrook on the all-time triple-double list is LeBron James, who is fifth with 99. Now it’s hard to see anyone taking the record from Westbrook. “Normally I don’t like to pat myself on the back, but tonight I will just because I’m so grateful for the ones before me and so blessed and thankful for the man above for allowing me to go out and do what I do. I’m truly grateful for moments like this. To be able to be mentioned with guys like Oscar and Magic and Jason Kidd, those guys, it’s something I never dreamed about as a young kid growing up in LA. “It’s just a blessing,” Westbrook told reporters after the game. READ: Eddie Hearn: ‘The razzmatazz is important,’ says boxing promoter The only other NBA players who have recorded more than 100 career triple-doubles are Hall of Famers Magic Johnson (138) and Jason Kidd (107). It once seemed like this was a record that might never be broken. Westbrook, in his 13th NBA season, has 36 triple-doubles this season. He finished with 28 points, 21 assists and 13 rebounds in the game, a 125-124 Wizards’ loss. The record-breaking moment occurred Monday night during the Wizards’ game on the road against the Atlanta Hawks, when Westbrook snared his 10th rebound with a little more than 8:30 to go in the fourth quarter. And I salute you for all your accomplishments in the game in basketball.” “Russell Westbrook, I’m very happy for you,” Robertson said in a recorded video message. The record had stood since 1974, the year Robertson retired. During that time, both his positives and negatives as a player were on display.Russell Westbrook of the Washington Wizards has notched his 182nd career NBA triple-double, breaking Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson’s record for the most in league history. Westbrook started the game for L.A., and he proceeded to play 39 minutes. Russell Westbrook made his debut with his new team on Friday night, and instead of easing the veteran guard into action in order to let him acclimate to his new reality, the Clippers employed the opposite approach and threw him directly into the fire. Here are four takeaways from the game that has the basketball world buzzing: Westbrook makes Clippers debut That was the final score of what ended up being the second-highest scoring game in NBA history. Five extra minutes weren't enough, though, as two overtime periods were needed for the Kings to ultimately pull out an impressive 176-175 victory. They were able to mount a late comeback, thanks largely to the continued clutch play of De'Aaron Fox, in order to force overtime. However the upstart Kings remained within striking distance until they made their move. The Clippers held a lead throughout much of regulation, and for a while it looked like they had it in the bag. by two games entering the evening, and the teams certainly played like there was postseason positioning on the line. The contest was a battle between the current third and fourth seeds in the Western Conference, with Sacramento leading L.A. You might have missed it since it wasn't nationally televised and didn't end until close to 2 a.m ET, but the Los Angeles Clippers and Sacramento Kings engaged in one of the most entertaining - and high-scoring - games of the regular season on Friday night.
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