Russell Westbrook surpasses Oscar Robertson to become the highest-scoring point guard in NBA history

With a driving layup midway through the fourth quarter on Friday night, Russell Westbrook made history.

Westbrook surpassed the legendary Oscar Robertson to become the NBA’s all-time leading scorer among point guards with 26,711 points.

Westbrook, a future Hall of Famer, is now 15th all-time in the NBA in scoring.

“I didn’t know he broke another record tonight. He keeps breaking records,” Kings coach Doug Christie said after the game. “Russ is a freak of nature. His competitiveness, his competitive drive, his spirit to continue to play as hard as he does, I think this is year 18 or whatever it is. I’ve always been a fan of his and it’s an absolute honor to coach him.”

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Westbrook finished with 17 points and teammate Keegan Murray scored 23 for Sacramento, but it wasn’t enough on a night when Devin Booker had 33 to lead the Suns to a comfortable 129-102 victory.