Lakers’ LeBron James and Russell Westbrook join the elite list by scoring triples in the same game
Lakers superstars LeBron James and Russell Westbrook have rewritten history once again.
Both members of the NBA’s 75th Anniversary Team, James and Westbrook join another exclusive list: teammates who scored a brace three times in the same game. In the Lakers’ 132-123 win over the Rockets on December 28, James finished with 32 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists while Westbrook finished with 24 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists.
It should come as no surprise to see one of them set a triple triple, as it is the 102nd triple of James’ career while Westbrook, the league’s all-time leader in triples, tripled. three with the number 191 in the game. .
However, it is rare to see two teammates score a brace three times in the same match. How rare? This is only the 13th time in the 75-year history of the NBA that this has happened.
NBA teammates with triples in the same game
| Day | Team | Player | Player | Protest |
| December 28, 2021 | Lakers | LeBron James (32 PTS, 11 REB, 11 AST) | Russell Westbrook (24 PTS, 12 REB, 10 AST) | Rocket |
| February 18, 2021 | Heat | Bam Adebayo (16 PTS, 12 REB, 10 AST) | Jimmy Butler (13 PTS, 10 REB, 13 AST) | Kings |
| August 13, 2020 | Grizzlies | Ja Morant (12 PTS, 13 REB, 10 AST) | Jonas Valanciunas (26 PTS, 19 REB, 12 AST) | Shove |
| December 10, 2019 | Heat | Bam Adebayo (30 PTS, 11 REB, 11 AST) | Jimmy Butler (20 PTS, 18 REB, 10 AST) | Eagle |
| December 15, 2018 | Lakers | Lonzo Ball (16 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST) | LeBron James (24 PTS, 12 REB, 11 AST) | Giant hornet |
| April 7, 2007 | Nets | Vince Carter (46 PTS, 16 REB, 10 AST) | Jason Kidd (10 PTS, 16 REB, 18 AST) | Witch |
| January 3, 1989 | Bulls | Michael Jordan (41 PTS, 10 REB, 11 AST) | Scottie Pippen (15 PTS, 10 REB, 12 AST) | Slippers |
| March 29, 1987 | Celtics | Larry Bird (17 PTS, 13 REB, 12 AST) | Robert Parish (14 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST) | 76ers |
| January 22, 1982 | Lakers | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (19 PTS, 10 REB, 10 BLK) | Magic Johnson (26 PTS, 16 REB, 12 AST) | Piston |
| March 12, 1969 | SuperSonics | Art Harris (14 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST) | Lenny Wilkens (36 PTS, 14 REB, 14 AST) | Rocket |
| March 14, 1964 | Piston | Donnie Butcher (19 PTS, 15 REB, 15 AST) | Ray Scott (23 PTS, 20 REB, 11 AST) | Knicks |
| January 18, 1962 | Royal | Arlen Bockhorn (19 PTS, 10 REB, 12 AST) | Oscar Robertson (28 PTS, 14 REB, 16 AST) | Warrior |
| April 5, 1958 | Celtics | Bob Cousy (24 PTS, 13 REB, 10 AST) | Tom Heinsohn (17 PTS, 13 REB, 10 AST) | Eagle |
While doubles content is increasingly popular, James and Westbrook are only the fourth teammate to do so in the past four seasons, with Adebayo and Butler doing it twice.
This marks the second time James has appeared on the roster as he and Ball hit the mark as teammates in their win over the Hornets in 2018.
With the win, the Lakers moved to 17-18 for the season, ending five games. James’ 32-point performance marked his fifth straight game with more than 30 points, an impressive feat that comes just two days before his 37th birthday.
