The Oklahoma City Thunder have nine regular season games remaining, and the countdown to Russell Westbrook’s triple-double-clinching rebound and assist is on. As is now being widely-cited, Russ needs to average just 5.8 rebounds and 6.9 assists per night from here on out to achieve the previously thought to be unachievable milestone.
There are also just nine games left for Westbrook to make his case as the NBA’s Most Valuable Player. Despite averaging a triple-double, Westbrook is not the favorite for the MVP award. That distinction goes to James Harden, whose Rockets have locked up the 3rd seed in the Western Conference and appear to be a somewhat viable threat to the Warriors and Spurs in the playoffs.