The only subject that Russell Westbrook cares to discuss less than the triple-doubles he’s collecting is Kevin Durant. When pressed for his feelings on doing an Oscar Robertson on the league, he’s terse, his tone is even somewhat dismissive. He’s, well, pure Westbrook.

“I get satisfaction from winning,” he said.

OK, point made. But that doesn’t make him any different from 400 or so other players. Everyone’s here to win.

What Westbrook is trying to avoid is the impression that he’s a stat monster who’s favoring his history-chasing feats ahead of the bottom line, and anyone who knows Westbrook will tell you that’s hardly the case. His competitive personality (read: angry) and pedal-to-the-floor pace are telltale signs that Russ does whatever it takes, on a nightly basis, to grind out a victory, regardless of who and where he’s playing.

But with regard to the triple-doubles, if there’s a tiny part of him that appreciates the feat and is doing cartwheels privately about it, Westbrook should thank Durant for that. Because Durant’s departure last summer made this all possible. We wouldn’t be witnessing one of the best all-around efforts in our lifetime had Durant re-signed with Oklahoma City and confined Westbrook to co-star status.

By now you know the numbers:

* Six straight triple-doubles

* Eleven for the season (as many as the rest of the NBA combined)

* Amassing that figure in just in 22 games (fastest since The Big O in 1961-62)

* Achieving triple-doubles by the third quarter in four of his last five games

He is, of course, averaging a triple-double for the season -- 31 points, 10.9 rebounds, 11.3 assists -- and no player has done that this deep into the season since Oscar.

“It goes without saying that he’s doing things we haven’t seen done in a long, long time,” said OKC coach Billy Donovan. “Russell is getting a lot of credit for that, as he should.”