G Russell Westbrook buried a go-ahead jumper with 1.4 seconds left to lift the Thunder to a 97-95 victory over Utah on Monday night."I didn't want to take the shot too early," Westbrook said. "I was open early but kind of waited. I wanted to knock some time off the clock. Coach made the decision to bring it up the floor, and that was good for us. Got the shot I wanted.The veteran guard finished with 38 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds, his 22nd triple-double of the season. He also tied Larry Bird for fifth all-time with 59 career triple-doubles. Westbrook's 59 career triple-doubles are the most among active NBA players. Oklahoma City is 50-9 in those games. Westbrook, as usual, delivered the lion's share of clutch plays down the stretch. He shook off a 22-minute stretch spanning both halves where he missed 13 consecutive shots. It offered a stark contrast to the first half, where he totaled 22 points, six assists and five rebounds.

G Russell Westbrook posted his league-leading 21st triple-double of the season. He totaled 27 points, 15 rebounds and 13 assists, but he also was harassed into 8-for-23 shooting and 10 turnovers."It was big," Westbrook noted of the turnovers, the sixth double-figure total of his career and third during a triple-double performance. "They scored off of pretty much all of them. That's what they do."Westbrook had 16 of his points in the first half, during which the Thunder led by as many as seven.He also drew a flagrant foul on Golden State center Zaza Pachulia in the final minute of the half, producing the two free throws that created the halftime tie.Afterward, Westbrook insisted the collision, during which he was hit twice in the face, was not forgotten."He hit me kind of hard," he claimed. "I'm going to get (him) back. Straight up."I don't play like that. I'm going to get (him) back. Whenever that is, I don't know when it's going to be. But I don't play that game."Westbrook clinched the triple-double with his 10th assist in the seventh minute of the third quarter.

G Russell Westbrook failed to register a triple-double for the first time in four games. Westbrook had 24 points, five boards and four assists in 29 minutes Monday at Los Angeles. He did not play in the fourth quarter because the Clippers had the victory in hand. "We just were not ready to play," said Westbrook, who shot 7 of 19 from the floor and 2 of 7 from 3-point range. "We need to be more physical."

G Russell Westbrook scored 36 points in his 20th triple-double of the season Sunday. Westbrook also collected 11 rebounds and 10 assists for the 57th triple-double of his career. He is two behind Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird for fifth on the NBA's all-time list.Westbrook averaged a triple-double every 2.16 games during the first half of the season. He needed to average about two every six games during the second half to break Wilt Chamberlain's 49-year-old mark of 31.

G Russell Westbrook had 21 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds for his 19th triple-double of the season, the most in a season since Wilt Chamberlain had 31 in 1967-68.Westbrook was third among all Western Conference guards in the latest round of All-Star balloting.

G Russell Westbrook tallied 24 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists for his 18th triple-double of the season. That is the most by any player since Magic Johnson during the 1981-82 season. "I just read the game," Westbrook said. "You have to read it. Makes plays and take what the defense gives you."

G Russell Westbrook amassed 21 points, nine rebounds and 14 assists, and Oklahoma City cruised to the victory.

G Russell Westbrook finished the night with his 17th triple-double of the season in a 121-106 victory at the Chesapeake Energy Arena.Westbrook racked up 32 points, 17 rebounds and 11 assists. That included going 7 of 12 from 3-point range.

G Russell Westbrook finished with 33 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists, but he was just 10 of 31 from the field and 2 of 12 from 3-point range. Westbrook missed 10 of his first 12 shots and was clearly frustrated from early in the game, receiving a technical foul in the first quarter.Westbrook was tagged with his technical foul with 3:13 remaining in the first quarter and the score tied 16-16. After the Thunder called time out, Westbrook threw the ball to referee Tre Maddox as he was walking to the bench. But Maddox wasn't looking and the ball hit Maddox in the head. Referee Brent Barnaky called the technical at that point, drawing the ire of Thunder players and coaches."I called his (Maddox) name, he turned right at me and then he looked away," Westbrook said. "I don't know what to tell you, I really don't. I'm not the type of guy -- I would never, ever disrespect the game in that way, throw the ball at a referee. I've never done it before. That's just not even heard of in our game today. If you do that you get kicked out of the game. That's not allowed and I would never do such a thing. To get a tech is crazy to me."

G Russell Westbrook put forth his usual contributions Monday night with a game-high 30 points. Westbrook, the NBA leader in triple-doubles this season, led all scorers but had to work for every point as he went 9-for-28 from the floor and just 2-for-10 from beyond the arc.

G Russell Westbrook posted his 16th triple-double of the season on Saturday to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 114-88 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers. He had 17 points, 14 assists and 12 rebounds but the triple-double mark in less than 20 minutes in the first half. He is two triple-doubles from matching his total from last season. "It's a blessing man," Westbrook said. "My teammates do a great job of making it easy for me. My job is to keep the pace high and keeping reading the game. The game will tell you what to do and that's what I do." The only drama in the second half took place when Westbrook picked up a technical foul while sitting on the bench in the fourth quarter. It was his 11th of the season and third in two games. A 16th technical foul will result in an automatic one-game suspension. But even that wasn't enough to dampen Westbrook's outlook for 2017. "Just continue on the path we're going," Westbrook said. "Keep moving in the right direction, make sure we're playing our best basketball at the end of the season."

G Russell Westbrook was ejected in the third quarter Thursday after receiving back-to-back technical fouls for arguing a call at Memphis.Westbrook left with 21 points, five rebounds and no assists in 23 minutes, and he was the team's leading scorer. He failed to record an assist for the first time in three years.

PG Russell Westbrook grabbed a season-high-tying 17 rebounds to go with 29 points and 11 assists -- the 52nd triple-double of his career. The Thunder star made 11 of 22 from the floor and 7 of 10 from the foul line. Westbrook has 15 triple-doubles this season, three fewer than the rest of the players in the league combined.

PG Russell Westbrook leads all NBA players in scoring and is No. 1 in rebounding among guards. The only NBA player to average a triple-double for an entire season was Oscar Robertson in 1961-1962, when he produced 30.8 points, 12.5 rebounds and a league-best 11.4 assists.

G Russell Westbrook had 32 points on 11 of 25 shooting to go with 15 assists and seven rebounds as the Thunder improved to 19-12 this season and 5-2 on Christmas Day.Westbrook has been putting up this year have caught the NBA by storm. Almost every night out, he is being mentioned with the likes of Oscar Robertson, Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan as far as records being broken.But it wasn't the statistics that stood out Sunday evening when Oklahoma City hosted Minnesota as part of the league's Christmas slate. It was the seemingly pure joy the fiery point guard played with."I just go out and have fun," Westbrook said. "I don't know if it's the most fun I've ever had but it's definitely at the top because of the group of guys we have. Everybody is so unselfish. Everybody is willing to do great things. Everybody is willing to get better. We're young and blessed to be able to play this game. You can't do nothing but have fun."

G Russell Westbrook wound up the winner in what amounted to a personal showdown with Isaiah Thomas.Westbrook, adjusting quite well to life without Kevin Durant, registered his 14th triple-double of the season and saved his best for last.He scored 12 of his 45 points in the final 1:36, including back-to-back 3-pointers, and had his team's last 15 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 117-112 victory over Boston, ending the Celtics' four-game winning streak."Isaiah was playing well, but I don't need fuel from nobody, from any other player, to get me going," said Westbrook, who also had 11 assists and 11 rebounds in his third straight 40-point game -- all in 34:50 of playing time.As far as his fourth-quarter mindset, Westbrook said, "Why not. Why not. That's my motto. That's what I stand by. That's what I believe in."Westbrook finished 13 of 25 from the floor, including 5 of 7 from 3-point range.

G Russell Westbrook torched the Pelicans with 42 points, including 11 consecutive in the final five minutes, and he grabbed 10 rebounds and handed out seven assists Wednesday in the Thunder's win.

PG Russell Westbrook finished with a game-high 46 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists. He had a 3-point attempt blocked out of bounds with 2.9 seconds remaining that would have given Oklahoma City a 111-110 lead.The Thunder nearly tied the game following Westbrook's miss but a dunk by Steven Adams came right after the horn sounded and following a brief review by officials the basket did not count.During the review, Westbrook yelled at the officials to blow their whistle then stormed off the court."From my view, I thought (Westbrook) got fouled on the 3, and I thought he got fouled on the drive to the basket," Oklahoma City coach Billy Donovan said.

PG Russell Westbrook.posted his 13th triple-double of the season by pouring in 26 points, 11 rebounds and 22 assists, which is a career high. It's only the fifth time since 1983 that a player had a triple-double and reach at least 20 points and 20 assists. Even those numbers amazed the normally understated Westbrook."I never know what may happen throughout games, good or bad," Westbrook said. "My job is to go out there and compete at a high level. I've been blessed to play this game and every night I leave it on the floor. "Sometimes some good things happen, sometimes some bad things happen. That's the nature of the game."

PG Russell Westbrook became agitated when asked about his triple-doubles after failing to record one for the third straight game Wednesday night. "Honestly, man, people and this triple-double thing is kind of getting on my nerves," Westbrook said, via ESPN.com, after totaling 27 points, six rebounds and five assists in a 109-89 loss at the Jazz. Westbrook has 12 triple-doubles in 26 games and is averaging 30.5 points, 10.5 rebounds and 10.6 assists, putting him on pace to join Oscar Robertson as the only players to average triple-doubles for a whole season.