Russell Westbrook surpassed Kevin Garnett on Monday evening in the Scorelijst all time, with a logo three moved him to number 20 in the NBA history.
Russell Westlbook creates history
Without Nikola Jokic or Aaron Gordon On Monday, Russell Westbrook again played a leading role for the Denver Nuggets against the Chicago Bulls and it was not long before he reached an iconic NBA mijlpaal.
Westbrook grabbed the ball around the middle of the first quarter and with almost no hesitation he stopped from deep, with a logo shot that dropped straight to take him 20th on the scoring list of all time.
Congratulations on @Russwest44 from the @nuggets Before moving to the 20th on the scoring list of all time! pic.twitter.com/ot6aynfaxh
– NBA (@NBA) March 25, 2025
Despite the surpassing of Kevin Garnett on the scoring list of all time on Monday, Westbrook could not close the historic night with a victory, because the nuggets fell to Chicago for the second night in a row. Westbrook ended the game with 14 points, 10 assists and 5 rebounds.
His 14 points brought Westbrook to 26,083 in his career and he only becomes the second Point Guard that broke in the top 20 and joins Oscar Robertson in an exclusive list
This season, Westbrook has an average of 13.2 points, 5.0 rebounds and 6.2 assists per match for the Nuggets, which shows that he still has it all at the age of 36.
With 35 Starts this year, Westbrook has found good and really a new home in Denver, where he already has more starts than in one of his previous two years since leaving the Lakers.
There is no doubt that the nuggets can go far in the late season with a strong team and Westbrook can get a final shot to win an elusive ring if his career ends.
The Nuggets are currently +1400 to win the championship this year according to the best online sports books.
View: Russell Westbrook surpasses Kevin Garnett on all time Scoring list
Now a top 20 all-time score: Russell Westbrook pic.twitter.com/lvlyplpasbk
– Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) March 25, 2025
