Russell Westbrook passes Isiah Thomas for ninth-most assists in NBA history
Russell Westbrook is used to making statistical History , and on Saturday, he did so yet again as the Los Angeles Clippers faced the New York Knicks. In a close Game in the third quarter, Westbrook hit Paul George with a pass that turned into an easy layup. It was the third assist of the Game for the former MVP, but more importantly, it was the 9,060th assist of his NBA career. That moved him past Detroit Pistons icon Isiah Thomas for the ninth- most assist s in NBA History . Russell Westbrook has moved to 9th all-time in career assists 👏 Congrats, Russ! Watch live on the NBA App 📺: https://t.co/1pomQZMAZK pic.twitter.com/IWdI1QRXl9 — NBA (@NBA) March 11, 2023 The all-time assist s leaderboard is unusually cluttered in a few spots. Westbrook, at No. 9, is more than 800 assist s behind No. 8 Oscar Robertson. However, No. 5 Steve Nash leads Westbrook by less than 1,300 assist s...