Washington Wizards Russell Westbrook. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
You almost couldn’t write a more storybook season for Russell Westbrook. His journey since arriving in Washington is one from a legendary mythmaking blueprint.
He started the season hurt but still got Westbrookian numbers. He got healthy just as the season seemed lost. But it wasn’t. There was just enough time for Westbrook to go on a triple-double tear that propelled the Wizards into the playoffs and him into the record books as the man with the most triple-doubles of all time. Westbrook had 20 triple-doubles over the last 25 games, the Wizards went 17-8, and now, the Wizards are in the playoffs for the first time in three years.