Russell Westbrook became a part of NBA history Tuesday night, when he became the fourth NBA player ever to record 100 triple-doubles.
His 32 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists helped the Thunder defeat the Hawks, 119-107, but it also cemented Westbrook, 29, as one of the most versatile players in the NBA.
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Here's a quick breakdown of Westbrook's 100 triple-doubles, via sports data provider Opta. (If you like what you see here, give Opta's NBA stats feed — @OptaLarry, as in Bird — a follow.)
Westbrook sits in fourth place behind Oscar Robertson (181), Magic Johnson (138) and Jason Kidd (107) in all-time triple-doubles.
He is leading current players in the league by nearly double his next-closest pursuer — LeBron James, who sits in second with 52 triple-doubles in his career after Tuesday's 14th this season.
Player, 3Ds
Russell Westbrook, 100
LeBron James, 52
James Harden, 34
Rajon Rondo, 31
Draymond Green, 22
He also is tied with Harden for the most triple-doubles with 50-plus points with three. There have been only two other such triple-doubles in NBA history.
Interestingly, more than a quarter of Westbrook's triple-doubles come in March, with only seven in April.
Perhaps most interesting: Westbrook has at least one triple-double against every NBA team. The 76ers seem especially susceptible; Westbrook has six triple-doubles against them. The Rockets, Pacers, Pelicans, Magic, Kings and Jazz are tied for second place with five apiece.
Obviously, this benefits the Thunder greatly — 82 percent of the time that Westbrook has notched a triple-double, Oklahoma City has won the game.
