To understate the case, Russell Westbrook is on a roll.
The Thunder guard recorded his 10th consecutive triple-double Monday night, to break Hall of Famer and game-redefiner Wilt Chamberlain's record of nine straight, set in 1968.
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Here's a look at Westbrook's streak in an Opta Extra from our data-driven colleagues. (If you like what you see here, give @OptaLarry — as in Bird, get it? — a follow on Twitter. It's the official feed for Opta's stats-driven — and dare they say "illuminating" — basketball coverage.)
Russell Westbrook's 10 Straight Triple-Doubles
— Over the course of the 10-game streak, Westbrook has averaged 19.7 points, 13.2 rebounds and 13.8 assists. The Thunder have gone 9-1 over the span.
— At 30, Westbrook is third all-time in career triple-doubles in his 11th season in the NBA and sits 54 behind career leader and Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson.
| Player | Triple-Doubles |
| Oscar Robertson | 181 |
| Magic Johnson | 138 |
| Russell Westbrook | 127 |
| Jason Kidd | 107 |
| Wilt Chamberlain | 77 |
| LeBron James | 77 |
— Despite not being to the All-Star Break yet, Westbrook is already in the top 10 for most triple-doubles in a season.
| Player | Season | Triple-Doubles |
| Russell Westbrook | 2016-17 | 42 |
| Oscar Robertson | 1961-62 | 41 |
| Wilt Chamberlain | 1967-68 | 31 |
| Oscar Robertson | 1963-64 | 26 |
| Oscar Robertson | 1960-61 | 26 |
| Russell Westbrook | 2017-18 | 25 |
| Russell Westbrook | 2018-19 | 23 |
| Wilt Chamberlain | 1966-67 | 22 |
| James Harden | 2016-17 | 22 |
| Oscar Robertson | 1964-65 | 22 |
— Over his 10-game streak, Westbrook accumulated more triple-doubles than all but one other NBA player for the entire season (Nikola Jokic has 11 in 56 Nuggets games).
10 - Over his 10-game triple-double streak, Russell Westbrook accumulated more triple-doubles than all but one #NBA player this season - Nikola Jokic with 11. Unreal. pic.twitter.com/MbqnIau9wP
— OptaLarry? (@OptaLarry) February 12, 2019
— Oklahoma City is 78-49 (.614) in games that Westbrook records a triple-double. They are 17-6 (.739) in his games with triple-doubles this season.
— Westbrook is on a pace to average a triple-double for the third straight season. Robertson is the only other player to have ever averaged a triple-double over the course of an entire season ("Big O" did it in 1961-62).
