LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) –Russell Westbrook bagged his 30th triple double of the season as the Oklahoma City Thunder edged the Utah Jazz 109-106 on Tuesday. Westbrook now stands third on the all-time list of players with the most triple-doubles in a single season, one adrift of Wilt Chamberlain who finished with 31 in the 1973-74 season. The record remains Oscar Robertson’s 41 in 1961-62, a benchmark Westbrook could well threaten with the Thunder […]
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NBA: Harden triple-double boosts Rockets to eighth straight win
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Houston’s James Harden scored 40 points in his 10th triple-double of the season on Sunday as the Rockets rallied to beat the Raptors 129-122 in Toronto and notch an eighth straight NBA win. Harden added 11 assists and 10 rebounds in the triumph, and has had at least a double-double in 17 straight games as he continues to make his claim alongside that of Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell […]
NBA: Westbrook’s streak stopped, Warriors rebound from loss
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Russell Westbrook had his streak of triple-double scoring snapped but he still scored a game high 37 points to power the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 99-96 victory over the Boston Celtics on Sunday. Westbrook saw his streak of consecutive games with triple-doubles end at seven as he shot 14-of-26 and tallied 12 rebounds and six assists in front of a crowd of 18,400 at Chesapeake Energy Arena. “We […]
NBA: Westbrook in rare territory with fifth straight triple-double
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Russell Westbrook became the first player since Michael Jordan in 1989 to notch five straight triple-doubles in the NBA, his latest on Sunday powering Oklahoma City to a 101-92 victory over the Pelicans in New Orleans. Westbrook scored 28 points, pulled down 17 rebounds and handed out 12 assists for his 10th triple-double of the season and his fifth in a row. His streak is the longest since Jordan […]





