NBA Updates: Oklahoma City Thunder’s Russell Westbrook; The Triple Double Machine, Where Should He Be?

By Lei Velayo - 28 Nov '16 08:51AM

Oklahoma City Thunder's Russell Westbrook has been the real savage of the NBA lately. Crazy stats, double doubles, and of course, triple doubles.

Russell Westrook is currently doing it all for the Oklahoma Ciy Thunder, keeping them as a top caliber team since Durant is now gone. The former dynamic duo, is now the one man show - Russell Westbrook.

Oklahoma City Thunder got the 6th seed in the Western Conference, having 10 wins and 8 L's, currently on two game win streak.

On Oklahoma City Thunder's latest win against the Detroit Pistons, Russell Westbrook embarked his 44th career triple double, and 7th for this season. He dropped 17 points, 13 rebounds, and 15 assists, that lead to Oklahoma City Thunder's victory, 106-88.

Speaking of monster stats, on their not so old game, against the Denver Nuggets, Russell Westbrook annihilated the game as brutal as possible marking a triple double with lavish colors of 36 points, 18 assists, and 12 rebounds. Best since Oscar Robertson, finishing off the game clock with 42 points, 18 assists, and 15 rebounds.

Russell Westbrook just tied the one of the best, LeBron James, 44 triple doubles in his career. Oklahoma City Thunder's Westbrook did it in whole good five seasons or 395 games. Yet, the next game, LeBron James caught up heat as he gains another triple double, saying goodbye to the 44 triple double club, making it his 45th in his career.

Russell Westbrook has been doing a lot of work since Kevin Durant's farewell. How's the relationship between the former Thunder and Westbrook? See NBA Update: 'Golden State Warriors' Kevin Durant, Got A Genuine Beef With The Oklahoma City Thunder?

Right now, what's Westbrook enemy is his own body, over fatigue might ruin the fast pace he started. As he is averaging 31.2 points, 11.1 assists, and 9.9 rebounds in 30.59 minutes per game, almost a one of a burst record.