On Friday evening, the Sacramento Kings played the Phoenix Suns in Arizona.
The Kings lost by a score of 129-102.
Russell Westbrook finished the loss with 17 points, nine rebounds, six assists and one steal while shooting 6/12 from the field and 1/3 from three-point range in 26 minutes of playing time.
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Here’s what people were saying about Westbrook:
Polymarket Hoops: “Russell Westbrook ranks among PGs all-time: 1st in PTS 1st in REB 1st in FGM 3rd in BLK 6th in AST 7th in STL”
@RTNBA: “Is Russell Westbrook one of the most disrespected players in NBA history? 26,711 PTS, Most by a PG in NBA history (17th All-Time) 207 Triple-Doubles, Most in NBA history 10,169 AST, 7th All-Time 2003 STL, 15th All-Time 8909 REB, Most by a PG in NBA history 1x MVP 2x Scoring Champ 3x Assist Champ 9x All-Star 9x All-NBA”
Ballislife.com: “Russell Westbrook now holds the record for most points by a point guard in NBA history 👏 More points than Nique, Iceman & Duncan More assists than Magic, Big O & Isiah More rebounds than Reed, Kemp & Webber More steals than Iverson & Kobe”
Underdog NBA: “Most points by a point guard in NBA history: Russell Westbrook – 26,711 Oscar Robertson – 26,710 Stephen Curry – 26,103 Chris Paul – 23,058 Damian Lillard – 22,598 Russ passed Oscar for the most all-time tonight.”
NBA Philippines: “WHY NOT 🗣️ Russell Westbrook is now the highest-scoring point guard in league history 🙌”
WHY NOT 🗣️
Russell Westbrook is now the highest-scoring point guard in league history 🙌 pic.twitter.com/s5v4gwbuur
— NBA Philippines (@NBA_Philippines) January 3, 2026
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Westbrook remains a solid point guard at 37.
The future Hall of Famer is now averaging 14.5 points, 6.6 rebounds, 7.0 assists and 1.4 steals per contest while shooting 42.5% from the field and 35.3% from three-point range in 35 games.
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The Kings dropped to 8-27 in 35 games, which has them as the 14th seed in the Western Conference.
They are in the middle of a four-game losing streak.
Following the Suns, the Kings will play their next game on Sunday when they host the Milwaukee Bucks.
Westbrook is most known for his time with the Oklahoma City Thunder where he won the 2017 MVP Award (and reached the 2012 NBA Finals).
