Westbrook certainly looks like a man on a mission this season. With the points hurl he churns out every night, it's no longer news that he is in the running for the MVP but what's spectacular about his performances this season is the rate at which he graces the league with triple-doubles.
Just last night, he notched the 18th of the season against the Grizzlies in a 85 - 103 victory.
In 1961-62, Oscar Robertson became the only player in NBA history to achieve the feat of posting 41 triple-doubles, the highest posted by any player in a regular season minus the playoffs.
With Westbrook having logged 18 triple-doubles through 40 games, can he match Oscar Robertson's record with 42 regular season games remaining?
Mentally ready Derrick Rose returns in Knicks loss to 76ers.
After making the news for the wrong reasons by absconding from his team just before the game against the Pelicans on Monday night, Derrick Rose seems to have placed all that in the past and returned to the line-up against Philadephia Sixers mentally ready to go.
Sixers' T.J McConnell buzzer beater.
He scored 25 points making 11 of 16 field goal attempts but it wasn't enough on the night as Sixers' T.J McConnell jumper at the buzzer handed the knicks' their 9th loss in ten games.
The basketball world just hopes Rose can get his career back on track and become the elite player we all dreamt he'd become.
Isaiah Thomas delivers for the Celtics in the 4th quarter.
Playing the second of back-to-back games, Boston Celtics could have been forgiven assuming that fatigue was cited as the reason they lost to the resurgent Wizards but Isaiah Thomas wouldn't give in to excuses.
The 5ft 9 point guard came to the rescue as he served up 20 of his game-high 38 points in the fourth quarter to help the Celtics rally for 117 - 108 triumph over Washington Wizards at the TD Garden.
Isaiah Thomas hands jersey to long time friend, Floyd Mayweather.
He knocked down a couple of 3-pointers in front of his longtime friend Floyd Mayweather and later joked that 'the Celtics usually win when he's in the building.'
Guess Mayweather brings his goodluck charm to the TD Garden.
The Cavs say recent slump is all down to lack of practice.
Portland Trail Blazers handed the NBA defending Champs their third loss in five games on Wednesday night as they went down 86 - 102 at the Moda center.
On the whole, it was a poor night for the Cavs. They could only make 34.1% of their field goal attempts, 14 assists and 15 turnovers.
Kyrie Irving goes 4-for-16 on a poor shooting night.
Reports say that Cleveland attributes the recent slump to lack of practice time. They last had their practice on Dec. 28 since then, they have been plagued by series of events - a hamstring injury for Kyrie Irving, food poisoning for Kevin Love, a roster-shuffling trade to acquire Kyle Korver and a wild travel day to get to Portland.
It's all been messy but they can look out for a fresh start against Sacramento kings in their next match and get the needed practice just before their second showdown with the Warriors in Oakland.
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