The All-Star voting drew plenty of attention, but it was not the biggest story.
On the night the All-Star voting results were announced, the Thunder faced the Trail Blazers. Although the Thunder lost, Westbrook still posted a triple-double of 30+ points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists!
That triple-double brought his season total to 19!
It officially pushed him past Magic Johnson's record of 18 triple-doubles in a single season, set in 1981-82, making him the player with the third-most triple-doubles in a season in NBA history!
And this was not the end!
Only a little over 40 Regular Season games had been played so far. In other words, the season had only just passed its halfway point, yet Westbrook had already reached third place in history!
At this pace, catching Chamberlain's 31 triple-doubles was only a matter of time, and even breaking Robertson's record of 41 was not impossible!
The league's All-Star voting results had barely been announced before Westbrook snatched the headlines away.
After taking the headlines, Westbrook received plenty of praise, but he also faced a great deal of skepticism.
Once the intensity picked up, Westbrook's unstable shooting made it difficult for him to score when opponents targeted him.
But his answer was to keep shooting. Against the Trail Blazers, he took 33 shots and made only 10, an extremely inefficient performance.
A triple-double showed versatility, but that kind of efficiency was clearly hard on the eyes.
Durant had left for Golden State, developed mental issues, and turned Westbrook into an obsessive stat-chaser as well.
Looking back now, that decision really had hurt both sides!
"Tang's triple-doubles are much more satisfying!"
A Pelicans fan's comment on social media received a flood of likes.
Westbrook stood alone in terms of triple-double totals, but Tang Tian had also recorded quite