On Tuesday evening, the Denver Nuggets played their second straight game against the Memphis Grizzlies. After getting blown out on Sunday, they responded with

Denver Nuggets guard Russell Westbrook posted the 200th triple-double of his career on Tuesday night in a win over Memphis.

Russell Westbrook owns just about every meaningful record relating to triple-doubles in NBA history. In 2021, he broke Oscar Robertson's career record of 181. He was the first player since Robertson to average a triple-double over the course of a full season,

The Nuggets will likely be hard-pressed to acquire a rotation-worthy big man before the trade deadline — Robert Williams III, Jonas Valanciunas and Nikola Vucevic come to mind — unless they’re willing to part with young talent, which could compromise an already tenuous floor-spacing situation.

The idea of Nikola Jokic and Luka Doncic has been a basketball fantasy in the minds of NBA fans for years. It's always seemed like this pairing that seemed too extravagant to be real. It turns out, there was a moment where it almost actually happened.