Oklahoma City Thunder · G · 2016-17 NBA MVP · 9× NBA All-Star · 9× All-NBA
Russell Westbrook recorded 1,466 NBA appearances across 18 seasons with Oklahoma City Thunder, Los Angeles Clippers, Denver Nuggets, Washington Wizards, Houston Rockets, Sacramento Kings, Los Angeles Lakers.
20.9
career pts/gm
6.9
career reb/gm
8.0
career ast/gm
1,301
career games
Signature moments
The exact possessions that became part of this player’s story.
Career honors stored from Basketball Reference
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Russell Westbrook · Clint Capela
Five defining games
A researched consensus introduction to Russell Westbrook's defining games.
Cross-checked NBA and Thunder records, official game archives, contemporary recaps, triple-double histories, playoff context, and the performances most persistently associated with Westbrook's career. His record-setting Denver masterpiece leads, followed by the defining playoff win of the Durant–Westbrook era and three different expressions of his unprecedented statistical force; the ordering favors history achieved in victories rather than treating triple-double volume as an algorithmic ranking.
Reviewed through 2026-07-18
Single-game records
One verified indexed game for each major box-score category.