Russell Westbrook

James Harden scored 35 points and Russell Westbrook finished with 28 as the Houston Rockets cooled off the Denver Nuggets with a 130-104 win on Dec. 31.
Harden also had six assists while Westbrook contributed seven helpers, avenging an earlier loss to the Nuggets.
Nikola Jokic scored 21 points to lead Denver, who had won nine of their last 10 games.

Paul George scored 27 points and Russell Westbrook bagged a triple-double as the Oklahoma City Thunder overcame an 18-point deficit to clinch a playoff berth with a 115-93 victory over the Miami Heat on April 9.

Russell Westbrook snared the 100th triple-double of his career on Tuesday as the Oklahoma City Thunder closed in on a playoff berth with a 119-107 defeat of the Atlanta Hawks.

Russell Westbrook notched his 19th triple-double of the NBA season and the Oklahoma City reserves contributed 50 points on March 10 as the Thunder beat the reeling San Antonio Spurs 104-94.

Chris Paul scored 25 points as the Houston Rockets overpowered Russell Westbrook’s Oklahoma City Thunder to tighten their grip on the Western Conference with a 16th straight victory on March 6.

Russell Westbrook drained the game-winning 3-pointer as time expired to give the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder a 110-107 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Feb. 22.

Russell Westbrook scored 21 of his 34 points in a dominant first quarter Feb. 6 night, helping the Oklahoma City Thunder build a lead they would never relinquish en route to a 125-105 victory over the Golden State Warriors in Oakland, Calif.

Russell Westbrook recorded his ninth triple double of the season and Paul George made a successful return to Indiana as the Oklahoma City Thunder edged the Pacers 100-95 on Dec. 13.

The Boston Celtics’ 16-game winning streak came to an end with an upset defeat against the Miami Heat on Nov. 22 as Russell Westbrook won his duel with Kevin Durant in Oklahoma City’s rout of Golden State.

Giannis Antetokoumpo is among the top 5 players for the title of MVP in the new NBA season.