Russell Westbrook becomes first player to average a triple-double for a season more than once

Triple-Double ???? does it again. #TheNewStandard pic.twitter.com/beWUptiqpW

— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) 12 aprile 2018

Russell Westbrook needed rebounds to reach a milestone. Westbrook clinched a triple-double average for the second straight season.
Westbrook entered the game 16 rebounds shy of becoming the first player to average a triple-double for a season more than once. He reached that total with just over nine minutes left in the third quarter and received a standing ovation. He finished with just six points, but had a career-high 20 rebounds and 19 assists.

"I'm very, very thankful and blessed, man, to go out and compete," Westbrook said. "Like I've said many, many times, I don't take this game for granted. I don't take going out on the floor and competing for granted."

Russell Westbrook averaged in 2017-2018:
25.4 points
10.1 rebounds
10.3 assists

Russell Westbrook averaged in 2016-2017:
31.6 points
10.7 rebounds
10.4 assists