MEMPHIS, Tenn. — With 15 years’ hindsight, Russell Westbrook has some nitpicks for his first career triple-double.
He can remember the opponent on command. Oklahoma City hosted the Dallas Mavericks that day. And he can remember the stat line. Two-thirds of it, at least.
“I only had 10 rebounds and 10 assists,” Westbrook recalled in the visiting locker room on Beale Street.
There might have been just the slightest trace of his trademark scowl as he reminisced as if he was restraining a shred of actual disappointment that his 20-year-old self didn’t do better.