On Saturday night, the Sacramento Kings played the Denver Nuggets in Colorado.
The Kings won by a score of 128-123.
Russell Westbrook finished the victory with 21 points, six rebounds, 11 assists, one steal and one block while shooting 9/16 from the field and 2/6 from three-point range in 30 minutes of playing time.
NBA World Reacts To Russell Westbrook’s Performance
Legion Hoops: “RUSSELL WESTBROOK TONIGHT: 21 POINTS 11 ASSISTS 6 REBOUNDS 9/16 FG KINGS TAKE DOWN THE NUGGETS IN DENVER.”
Marc J. Spears: “Nobody enjoys playing against their former teams more than Russell Westbrook.”
@PolymarketHoops: “Russell Westbrook is top 10 in AST this season. Not bad for a 37 y/o in Year 18 on a vet minimum.”
NBA on ESPN: “Russell Westbrook goes for 21 PTS, 11 AST and 6 REB to get the W against his former team 🔥”
@kings_muse: “Russell Westbrook is the Sacramento Kings best player in the year 2025”
Real Sports: “Russell Westbrook now has the 4th most games in NBA history with 20+ PTS & 10+ AST.”
@TheWestWolfPod: “Russell Westbrook stats vs. Nuggets tonight: 21pts 11asts 7rbs 1stl 1blk 62.2%TS In the 4th quarter alone, the most clutch point guard in NBA history had: 15pts 4rbs 2asts 0tos 95.2% TS”
Hoop Central: “Russell Westbrook over the last five games: 13.2 PPG 8.6 RPG 8.4 APG 1.2 SPG 45.5% FG 37.0% 3P 29.1 MPG”
Sacramento Kings: “With his third field goal at the 6:50 mark of Q1 tonight at DEN, Russell Westbrook passed Oscar Robertson (9,508) for 20th on the NBA’s all-time field goals made list in the regular season.”
NBA: “RUSS, JOKER DUEL DOWN THE STRETCH 🚨 Nikola Jokić drops 20 in the 4Q and 44 in the game… but Russell Westbrook’s 15 4Q points lift the Kings in Denver!”
RUSS, JOKER DUEL DOWN THE STRETCH 🚨
Nikola Jokić drops 20 in the 4Q and 44 in the game… but Russell Westbrook’s 15 4Q points lift the Kings in Denver! pic.twitter.com/svlVi97d32
— NBA (@NBA) November 23, 2025
Westbrook is now averaging 14.1 points, 6.9 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 1.1 steals per contest while shooting 44.4% from the field and 38.9% from three-point range in 17 games.
The future Hall of Famer signed with the Kings right before the start of the 2025-26 season.
With the victory, the Kings improved to 4-13 in 17 games, which has them as the 14th seed in the Western Conference.
They will play their next game on Monday night when they host Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves.
