russell westbrook's career high in points is 54.
russell westbrook's career high in points is 54.
what is russell westbrook career high in points?
54
forty-one games into the season, westbrook was averaging 30.8 points, 10.7 rebounds, and 10.5 assists per game, marking the latest anyone had averaged a triple-double since robertson in 1966–67, when he became the first player to average a triple-double for an entire season (30.8 points, 12.5 rebounds and 11.4 assists). on january 15, 2017, westbrook had 36 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for his 20th triple-double of the season, as he helped the thunder defeat the sacramento kings 122–118. he joined robertson (five times) and wilt chamberlain (twice) as the only players in nba history to record 20 triple-doubles in a season. his 21st triple-double of the season came on january 18 in a loss to former teammate durant and the golden state warriors. on january 23, westbrook hit a pull-up jumper with 1.4 seconds left to lift the thunder to a 97–95 win over the utah jazz. he finished with 38 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for his 22nd triple-double of the season and no. 59 for his career, tying larry bird for fifth on the career list. two days later, he had 27 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists in a 114–105 win over the new orleans pelicans, thus passing bird with his 60th career triple-double. heading into all-star weekend, westbrook was averaging 31.1 points, 10.5 rebounds and 10.1 assists in 57 games. westbrook went on to record three straight triple-doubles coming out of the all-star break, giving him 67 for his career and 30 on the season. on march 7, westbrook's career-high 58 points was not enough to lift the thunder over the portland trail blazers, losing 126–121. his 31st triple-double of the season, which came on march 9 against the san antonio spurs, matched wilt chamberlain's 1967–68 campaign for the second-most in a season. he surpassed chamberlain's record with his 32nd triple-double on march 11 against the jazz. westbrook went on to tie robertson's single-season record of 41 triple-doubles on april 4 against the milwaukee bucks. westbrook also moved into a tie with chamberlain for fourth on the career list with his 78th triple-double. three days later, he joined robertson (in 1961–62) as the only players in nba history to average a triple-double for a season, needing just six assists against the phoenix suns to clinch the triple-double average. his historic 42nd triple-double, to break robertson's record of most triple-doubles in a season, came in a 106–105 away victory against the denver nuggets on april 9. westbrook scored 18 of his 50 points in the last five minutes, including a 36-foot game-winning buzzer-beater, to overcome a 14-point deficit. as a result, westbrook moved into fourth place for most triple-doubles in nba history with 79, surpassing chamberlain's 78. it was his third career 50-point triple-double, all of which came in 2016–17, the most by any player in nba history. the thunder finished the regular season with a 47–35 record and entered the playoffs as the no. 6 seed.
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on september 29, 2017, westbrook signed a five-year, $205 million contract extension with the thunder. the deal starts with the 2018–19 season and delivers westbrook the biggest guaranteed contract in nba history—six seasons and $233 million through 2022–23. it includes a player option on the 2022–23 season. continuing on from his historic 2016–17 season, westbrook had a triple-double in the thunder's season opener against the new york knicks on october 19. playing alongside new all-star teammates paul george and carmelo anthony, westbrook had 21 points, 16 assists, and 10 rebounds in a 105–84 win. on october 28, he had 12 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists in a 101–69 win over the chicago bulls, becoming the first player in league history to record a triple-double against 29 different opponents—westbrook had recorded a triple-double against every nba opponent except for the bulls prior to october 28. on december 15, he recorded his 10th triple-double of the season with 27 points, 18 rebounds and 15 assists in a 119–117 triple overtime win over the philadelphia 76ers. after starting the season with an 8–12 record, the thunder improved to 20–15 with a 124–107 win over the toronto raptors on december 27. westbrook had 30 points, 13 assists and eight rebounds against the raptors, as the thunder won their sixth straight game. two days later, he recorded 40 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists in a 97–95 loss to the milwaukee bucks. during the game, westbrook scored his 16,000th career point, making him the 112th nba player to do so. on january 20, westbrook had 23 and 20 assists in a 148–124 win over the cleveland cavaliers. on january 25, he scored a season-high 46 points in a 121–112 win over the washington wizards. on february 1, westbrook had 21 assists, one shy of his career high, to go with 20 points and nine rebounds in a 127–124 loss to the denver nuggets. on february 14, he recorded his 17th triple-double of the season with 23 points, 15 assists and 13 rebounds in a 121–114 win over the memphis grizzlies. on march 13, he recorded 32 points, 12 assists and 12 rebounds in a 119–107 win over the atlanta hawks, becoming the fourth player in nba history to record 100 triple-doubles, joining oscar robertson (181 triple-doubles), magic johnson (138) and jason kidd (107). he became the third-fastest player to reach the milestone—robertson needed 277 games, johnson needed 656 games, and westbrook needed 736 games. on april 3, he had 44 points and 16 rebounds in a 111–107 loss to the warriors. on april 9, he recorded his 25th triple-double of the season with 23 points, 18 rebounds and 13 assists in a 115–93 win over the miami heat, thus clinching a playoff spot. two days later, in the regular season finale against the grizzlies, westbrook clinched a triple-double average for the second straight season. he entered the night needing 16 rebounds to clinch the triple-double average. he pulled down his 16th rebound with just over nine minutes left in the third quarter and received a standing ovation. he finished with just six points, but had a career-high 20 rebounds and 19 assists. in game 5 of the thunder's first-round playoff series against the utah jazz, westbrook scored 33 of his 45 points in the second half, as oklahoma city rallied from 25 points down to fight off elimination and beat the jazz 107–99. he also had 15 rebounds and seven assists. in game 6, westbrook scored 46 points in a 96–91 loss, as the thunder bowed out of the playoffs with a 4–2 defeat.
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