Very few of us ever thought anyone would replicate Oscar Robertson’s season-long triple-double average.īut Russell Westbrook defied the odds and managed the feat in 2016-17 and was crowned league MVP in the process.Īfter averaging triple-doubles in the following two seasons as well – Robertson only did it once – Westbrook was putting up such consistently giddy numbers that he started to desensitise us all to triple-doubles and large statlines in general. Russell Westbrook becomes the second player in NBA history to average a triple-double across an entire season (2017) He was only 21 at the time, still about seven years away from when most players reach their apex.Īnd yet six months later, Rose was standing in the middle of United Center clutching the MVP Trophy, following an electric season which cemented his immense popularity around the world. When Derrick Rose uttered those famous words at Media Day in 2010, it seemed like one hell of a stretch. Derrick Rose becomes the youngest MVP of all-time (2011)
Luckily for them, they were bailed out by a dude who was meticulous enough to practice that exact shot habitually, just in case he ever needed it. Had Allen’s shot missed, the Miami Big Three era may very well have been considered a failure. The rest was history as Miami proceeded to win Game 6 in overtime, and Game 7 after that.
Chris Bosh somehow grabbed the offensive rebound, dished out to a furiously back-pedaling Ray Allen in the corner, who launched one of the most difficult shots in NBA history and swished it.
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