36 years old and 173 days! Westbrook sets an NBA record: unprecedented

On May 4, 2025, the Nuggets ushered in a tiebreak battle with the Clippers at home. In the first quarter, the Clippers had the upper hand and they took a 5-point lead. In the second quarter, Westbrook became the one who changed the game trend. He played in the second quarter, made 3 of 4 shots (2 of 3 three-pointers), and made 2 of 4 free throws. He scored 10 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals in a single quarter, helping the Nuggets go from being behind by 5 points to leading by 11 points in the first half. In the third quarter, the Nuggets continued their strong performance in the second quarter, winning 16 points in a single quarter, and after three quarters, the Nuggets led by 27 points. In the fourth quarter, the Nuggets once widened the score difference to 35 points, and the suspense of the game was completely lost. In the end, the Nuggets defeated the Clippers 120-101 and won the tiebreaker.

Westbrook played for 27 minutes in the whole game, 5 of 9 shots (2 of 4 three-pointers), 4 of 6 free throws, scoring 16 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals. He set an unprecedented NBA record. What is the record?

Westbrook is 36 years old and 173 days today. He has become the oldest person in the playoffs in NBA history who scored 15 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals, and is also the only person who achieved this feat in the playoffs after he was over 36 years old.

Including today, Westbrook's playoff career has reached 15 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals in a total of 5 times, surpassing Paul's 4 times, becoming the first player in active players and ranking third in the entire NBA history, second only to Jordan's 9 times and the Magic's 7 times.

Westrow achieved this feat in the playoffs in May 27, 2016. He scored 31 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists and 5 steals in that game. After that, Westbrook has not achieved this feat in the playoffs in the past nine years. Unexpectedly, he now at the age of 36 has achieved this feat again.

Nuggets vs. Clippers performed well in this round of the series. He averaged 25.5 minutes per game, averaged 13.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.3 steals per game, with a shooting percentage of 43.3%, averaging 2.2 three-pointers and a three-point shooting percentage of 41.9%.