Russell Westbrook reached the 25,000-point milestone on his final bucket of the night, a running layup with 2:44 left.
With a driving layup in the fourth quarter of the LA Clippers’ 136-124 victory in Detroit, Russell Westbrook became the 25th player in NBA history to reach 25,000 career points.
Westbrook, the all-time leader in triple-doubles, entered the night with 24,977 career points and finished the game with 23 points. He is now 192 points behind Jerry West and 279 points behind Reggie Miller on the all-time scoring list.
“I’m so grateful to be on this team,” said Westbrook, who immediately fouled Cade Cunningham after his basket and celebrated with his teammates at the bench.
"To see all the love and support here from the coaches, from my teammates… I'm truly grateful for that." -Russell Westbrook pic.twitter.com/nIPjwYUKWs
— LA Clippers (@LAClippers) February 3, 2024
By reaching his latest milestone, Westbrook joined LeBron James as the only other player in NBA history to amass 25,000 points, 9,000 assists and 8,000 rebounds.
Westbrook is the fourth active player with at least 25,000 points, along with James (39,747), Kevin Durant (28,091) and James Harden (25,404).
“It’s a blessing,” Westbrook said in a postgame interview. “I don’t take any game, any night for granted. I’m grateful to play the game of basketball.”
In his 15th season, Westbrook is averaging 11.3 points, 5.7 rebounds and 4.7 assists.
