Russell Westbrook's Career Surpasses 25,000 Points

Russell Westbrook's Career Surpasses 25,000 Points... NBA Clippers Defeat Detroit

Denver, led by Jokic's 15th triple-double of the season, beats Portland

Russell Westbrook (35), a guard for the Los Angeles (LA) Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), led the team to victory with a career record of over 25,000 points.

Westbrook scored 23 points in the 2023-2024 NBA regular league away game against the Detroit Pistons held at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, USA on the 3rd (Korean time), leading the team to a 136-125 victory. 토토사이트

Westbrook, who had scored 24,977 points in his career before this game, scored exactly 25,000 points with a layup following a breakthrough that made it 134-115 with 2 minutes and 44 seconds left in the fourth quarter.

With this, Westbrook became the 25th player in NBA history to reach 25,000 points.

Among active players, he ranks fourth after LeBron James (LA Lakers, 39,747 points), Kevin Durant (Phoenix, 28,091 points), and James Harden (Clippers, 25,404 points).

Russell Westbrook, who also holds the record for the most triple-doubles in NBA history (198), is also accumulating a lot of rebounds and assists, with a total of 8,230 rebounds and 9,387 assists as of today.

According to the NBA website, Westbrook is the second player, after James, to score 25,000 points, more than 9,000 assists, and more than 8,000 rebounds.

James, who is breaking the record for the most points in NBA history every game, is recording 39,747 points, 1,995 rebounds, and 10,759 assists.

After the game, Westbrook couldn't hide his joy, saying, "This is a blessing. I don't take any game or day for granted," and "I'm grateful to be able to play basketball."

The Clippers, led by Westbrook, Kawhi Leonard (33 points), and Paul George (18 points, 7 assists), won two consecutive games and took third place in the Western Conference (32 wins, 15 losses).

Detroit, led by Jaden Ivey with 28 points and 7 rebounds, suffered two consecutive losses and remained at the bottom of the Eastern Conference (6 wins, 42 losses).

The Denver Nuggets defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 120-108 and placed 4th in the Western Conference (34 wins, 16 losses), trailing the Clippers by 0.5 games.

Nikola Jokic recorded a triple-double with 27 points, 22 rebounds, and 12 assists.

Jokic achieved his 15th triple-double this season, the most in the NBA.

Led by Jokic, seven players, including Aaron Gordon (18 points, 5 assists) and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (16 points), contributed to Denver's victory with double-digit scores.

Portland's Scoot Henderson scored 30 points, the most for both teams, but was unable to smile.

Portland ranked 14th in the Western Conference (15 wins, 34 losses).

3-day NBA records

LA Clippers 136-125 Detroit
Miami 110-102 Washington
Sacramento 133-122 Indiana Atlanta 129-120
Phoenix
Houston 135-106 Toronto
Golden State 121-101 Memphis
Orlando 108-106 Minnesota
Oklahoma City 126-106 Charlotte
New Orleans 114-113 San Antonio
Denver 120-108 Portland