{"id":36669,"date":"2026-01-03T05:26:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T10:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/03\/russell-westbrook-breaks-oscar-robertsons-record-to-become-nbas-top-scoring-point-guard\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T05:26:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T10:26:48","slug":"russell-westbrook-breaks-oscar-robertsons-record-to-become-nbas-top-scoring-point-guard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/03\/russell-westbrook-breaks-oscar-robertsons-record-to-become-nbas-top-scoring-point-guard\/","title":{"rendered":"Russell Westbrook Breaks Oscar Robertson&#8217;s Record to Become NBA&#8217;s Top-Scoring Point Guard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday night, Russell Westbrook made history with a driving layup in the midst of the fourth quarter. He surpassed the legendary Oscar Robertson to become the NBA&#8217;s all-time leading scorer among point guards, reaching a total of 26,711 points. A future Hall of Famer, Westbrook now holds the 15th spot on the NBA&#8217;s all-time scoring list. <\/p>\n<p>Kings coach Doug Christie praised Westbrook after the game, saying, &#8220;I wasn\u2019t aware he broke another record tonight. He keeps setting new records. Russ is a natural phenomenon. His competitive nature and relentless effort\u2014especially in his 18th season\u2014are truly impressive. I&#8217;ve always admired him, and it\u2019s an honor to coach him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In the game, Westbrook scored 17 points, while his teammate Keegan Murray added 23 for Sacramento. However, they were outmatched by Devin Booker\u2019s 33 points, which led the Suns to a commanding 129-102 victory.<\/p>\n<p>Fan Take: This milestone highlights Westbrook&#8217;s incredible longevity and consistency, proving why he is one of the all-time greats at his position. For basketball fans, it\u2019s a reminder of the sport\u2019s evolving history and the remarkable individual achievements that continue to inspire future generations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday night, Russell Westbrook made history with a driving layup in the midst of the fourth quarter. He surpassed the legendary Oscar Robertson to become the NBA&#8217;s all-time leading scorer among point guards, reaching a total of 26,711 points. A future Hall of Famer, Westbrook now holds the 15th spot on the NBA&#8217;s all-time [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36670,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[39],"class_list":{"0":"post-36669","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-basketball","8":"tag-basketball"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36669"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36669\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}