Russell Westbrook is the first player in the NBA this season to record at least five steals in two straight games.

Westbrook had a season-high six steals against the Clippers on Saturday night while he recorded five steals versus the Bulls on Monday night.

Triple-double, again. Also, first player in NBA this season with 2 straight games of 5 or more steals. pic.twitter.com/q2IAkJGX8c — OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) December 18, 2018

Westbrook is leading the NBA with 2.5 steals per game while he also leads the league with 3.7 deflections per game and is third with two loose-balls recovered per game.

While Westbrook leads the NBA in steals, Paul George is second with 2.2 steals per game and is tied for second with 3.5 deflections per game and is first in loose-balls recovered.

With Westbrook and George piling up steals, it shouldn’t be surprising to see the Thunder lead the league in steals with 10.6 per game and 18.6 forced turnovers per game.

The Thunder are No. 1 in defense for a reason…