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Russell Westbrook of the Los Angeles (LA) Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) has surpassed 25,000 career points.

Westbrook won 136-125 over the Detroit Pistons in the 2023-2024 NBA regular league away game held at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, USA on the 3rd (Korean time).

Westbrook, who had recorded 24,977 career points before this game, achieved 25,000 points by scoring a layup with 2 minutes and 44 seconds left in the fourth quarter.

With this, Westbrook became the 25th player in NBA history to reach 25,000 points.

Among active players, he is fourth after LeBron James (LA Lakers, 39,747 points), Kevin Durant (Phoenix, 28,091 points), and James Harden (Clippers, 25,404 points).

As of today, Westbrook is recording a total of 8,230 rebounds and 9,387 assists. Among players who have scored more than 25,000 points, Westbrook is second only to James with more than 8,000 rebounds and more than 9,000 assists.

Westbrook also holds the record for the most triple doubles in NBA history (198).

The Clippers led the team to victory with Westbrook, Kawhi Leonard scoring 33 points, and Paul George scoring 18 points.

The Clippers, who won two games in a row, maintained third place in the Western Conference (32 wins, 15 losses).

On the other hand, Detroit, which had lost two games in a row, had a hard time with Jaden Ivey scoring 28 points. Also, they could not get out of last place in the Eastern Conference (6 wins, 42 losses).

The Denver Nuggets defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 120-108.

Denver, fourth in the Western Conference (34 wins, 16 losses), trailed the Clippers by 0.5 games.

Denver's ace Nikola Jokic had a triple-double with 27 points, 22 rebounds, and 12 assists. This is his 15th triple-double this season, a personal high.

Portland, which ranked 14th in the Western Conference (15 wins, 34 losses), struggled with Scoot Henderson scoring 30 points.

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