16 triple-doubles in 20 games! Ranking first in the league in field goal percentage at critical moments, Westbrook brings more surprises than just that

On April 24th, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Wizards faced the Thunder away from home. This was Westbrook’s first visit to his old club as a Wizards player. Before the game, the team’s head coach Brooks also joked: “Wes Every time Brook returns to Oklahoma to play, his welcome ceremony is always grander than mine, and I am a little angry many times." (The importance of Westbrook to the Thunder is self-evident)

Before this game, the Wizards had a 6-game winning streak, and the team's record ranked 10th in the Eastern Conference. Judging from the current state, there is great hope for the playoffs; on the other hand, the Thunder had a 13-game losing streak. In order to obtain High-quality draft picks are really messed up without any lower limit.

Perhaps because he is too familiar with the Oklahoma City basket, Westbrook performed very efficiently in this game. He made 8 of 12 shots in the first half and scored 22 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. In this game, he scored a huge triple-double of 37 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists. His plus-minus on the court was as high as +16, second on the team. (In the two games before this, Westbrook's shooting percentage did not exceed 30%)

After the game, the famous reporter Tim MacMahon posted a set of statistics about Westbrook's triple-double, including the past 18 triple-doubles in 25 games, 16 triple-doubles in the past 20 games, and 13 triple-doubles in the past 15 games. Such a performance has never been achieved by a player in NBA history, including Oscar Robertson.

The triple-double in this game is Westbrook’s 28th triple-double this season and the 174th in his career. He is still 7 times away from tying Oscar Robertson for the first place in history. The Wizards now have 13 games left. According to Westbrook's current state, it is very likely that he will reach the top of the history of triple-double this season.

During the offseason last year, after Westbrook learned that Harden was leaving the team, he applied for a trade to the Rockets in order to win, and eventually swapped clubs with Wall and came to the Wizards. At the beginning of the season, Westbrook also scored a lot of triple-doubles, but the team lost one after another. This put Westbrook in an embarrassing situation at the time, and he was questioned by many, thinking that he was a cancer for the team.

But at the same time, we also saw Westbrook's lonely expression after the team lost, and it was obvious that he really wanted to win. As the season progresses, Westbrook's condition gradually recovers, and his statistics become even more explosive. Under his leadership, the Wizards are slowly getting back on track. In the past 10 games, the Wizards have won 9 games, with 26 wins and 33 losses. The team's record ranks 10th in the Eastern Conference, and they have great hopes of participating in the play-offs.

This is not over yet. According to previous statistical reports: Westbrook scored 105 points at critical moments this season, ranking fifth in the league, and his shooting percentage was 59.1%, ranking first in the league, with a three-point shooting rate of 40.9%, and an effective shooting rate of 65.9%!

So far this season, Westbrook has represented the team in 2 games, averaging 21.9 points, 11.1 rebounds, 10.9 assists and 1.3 steals per game, shooting 44% from the field and 32% from the three-point range. He is the league's assist leader and triple-double leader, and is also expected to complete a triple-double per game in a single season for the fourth time.

Westbrook once said in an interview that "he is willing to do anything to win"! If you have watched his games, you will find that he is always the most active and hard-working player on the field, and he deserves everything he has received now.

When you are mocking him for his statistics, have you considered the Wizards' shortage of personnel? Westbrook just did more work than before, and there are many rebounds that he really relied on his enthusiasm. When you were laughing at him for being a cancer on the team, did you see his lonely expression blaming himself after the team lost; when you were laughing at his declining shooting efficiency and zombie jump shots, did you Have you noticed that he has helped the team win games with jump shots at the last moment many times recently?

Westbrook is 32 years old. His shooting and athletic abilities have indeed declined severely due to injuries, but his hard work, fighting spirit, and determination to win have not changed at all. I don't know if he will have a chance to win a championship in the future, but as long as he can win, that may be the happiest thing for Westbrook.

Consecutive triple-doubles, consecutive hits of key goals, leading the team to consecutive wins, and ranking first in the league in field goal percentage at critical moments. Westbrook has brought us more surprises this season than this. I believe that Westbrook will be the best in the league. The performance will only get better and better in the future, because the playoffs are the stage that is most suitable for Westbrook.