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Russell Westbrook records triple-double in season opener against Knicks

Kia NBA Most Valuable Player, Best Style & Game Winner Award winner, Russell Westbrook, poses in the press room at the 2017 NBA Awards at Basketball City at Pier 36 on Monday, June 26, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

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Kia NBA Most Valuable Player, Best Style & Game Winner Award winner, Russell Westbrook, poses in the press room at the 2017 NBA Awards at Basketball City at Pier 36 on Monday, June 26, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

By Juliakate E Culpepper

Oct 20, 2017

Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook recorded a triple-double in Thursday night’s season opener against the New York Knicks at Oklahoma City’s Chesapeake Energy Arena.

Westbrook finished Thursday's 105-84 win over the Knicks with 21 points, 10 rebounds and 16 assists.

Here are a few highlights from what’s sure to be the first of many great performances by Westbrook this season:

The Thunder travel to Salt Lake City's Vivint Smart Home Arena on Saturday to play the Utah Jazz at 9 p.m.

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