With starting power forward Aaron Gordon sidelined again with a calf injury, 17-year veteran Russell Westbrook started his 16th game of the season. Westbrook entered this game 11-4 as a starter, averaging 14.

Denver, Colorado, USA; Denver Nuggets guard Russell Westbrook (4) reacts next to Brooklyn Nets center Nic Claxton (33) in the second quarter at Ball Arena. Mandatory

Denver’s Nikola Jokic and Russell Westbrook made NBA history on Friday night, becoming the first pair of teammates to record a triple-double in the same game multiple times in a single season.

Nikola Jokic amassed 35 points, 12 rebounds, 15 assists and four steals in his return to the lineup. Russell Westbrook matched the defending MVP’s triple-double for the second time this

In addition to helping the Denver Nuggets secure their sixth win in the past eight games on Friday night, Nikola Jokić and Russell Westbrook made

Russell Westbrook played a big role in the Denver Nuggets comfortable 124-105 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday. It was a vintage performance for Westbrook, who notched a triple-double in the win. The future Hall of Fame player finished the game with 25 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists. He was not the only one.

The Brooklyn Nets are projected to select Oklahoma guard Jeremiah Fears sixth overall in the 2025 NBA Draft, per Bleacher Report's Jonathan Wasserman.

(AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Brooklyn Nets guard Ben Simmons, left, heads to the basket as Denver Nuggets guard Russell Westbrook, right, defends in the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski ...

The shorthanded Nets already brought a losing streak into their most daunting road trip of the season. Their slump promises to get a little longer.

Westbrook's latest triple-double serves as a reminder that he's found a comfortable spot with a Nuggets team that runs through Nikola Jokić.

The Denver Nuggets defeated the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night by a final ... 17-year veteran Russell Westbrook started his 16th game of the season. Westbrook entered this game 11-4 as a starter ...

As Orlando was making a late comeback bid on Thursday, Henderson sized up his defender and took two probing dribbles toward the basket, then whipped a one-handed pass across his body to Jerami Grant on the opposite wing. Grant buried a three that slammed the door on the Magic’s 8-0 run and the Blazers won the game.