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Scores 10,000 Points for a Career Westbrook has averaged 23.0 points a game (through the 2018–2019 NBA season) and is prolific at grabbing rebounds or dishing out assists to his teammates. Near the end of the 2014–2015 season he joined the ranks of players scoring at least 10,000 points in a career during a February 27, 2015 game against the Portland Trailblazers. Westbrook scored 40 points to go along with 13 rebounds and 11 assists for a triple-double. He currently ranks in the top 60 (through the 2018–2019 season) of all players in NBA history in total points scored.

In the February 27, 2015 game against the Portland Trailblazers, Westbrook recorded a triple-double (points-assists-rebounds)

on his way to scoring his 10,000th career point in the NBA. This video shows Westbrook hitting his 40th point in the game and suffering a minor facial injury.

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