Heat check: Westbrook loses triple-double
ESPN.com news services
Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook has been on a triple-double tear of late and the only thing that could stop him from another one on Sunday was an NBA ruling on Monday.
The league announced that Westbrook was incorrectly credited with a rebound in Sunday’s 93-75 win over the Miami Heat. The correction means the Thunder point guard finished with 12 points, 17 assists and nine rebounds.
Westbrook now has nine triple-doubles on the season for an Oklahoma City team that at 40-30 entered Monday night with a 2½-game lead for the eighth spot in the Western Conference playoff picture.
With Kevin Durant suffering injuries to his foot and ankle, Westbrook has picked up the slack and has four triple-doubles in the month of March alone. He also had a stretch of four straight stat-stuffing games that spanned from February and into March, with one game missed due to a fractured bone in his face.
Westbrook’s output has put him squarely in the conversation for league MVP as the seventh-year guard is averaging career highs in points (27.5), assists (8.7), rebounds (7.3) and steals (2.2) per game this season.
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