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Rockets take a shot at Russell Westbrook's triple-doubles after win over Thunder

Published Mar. 26, 2017 7:23 p.m. ET

Brett Pollakoff

The Rockets scored 79 first-half points on the way to an easy 137-125 win over the Thunder on Sunday, and while Russell Westbrook out-dueled James Harden in terms of individual statistics (racking up his 36th triple-double of the season), the person behind Houston's Twitter account wanted to make sure to let everyone know that wins matter more in the MVP race.

https://twitter.com/HoustonRockets/status/846119832395415556

This is obviously a playful form of trolling in support of their own player's MVP chances, but honestly, the Rockets are absolutely right.

The MVP award typically goes to the best player on one of the league's top teams, and Harden is averaging a career-best 29.5 points per game while leading the league in assists. Houston is also on pace to finish with 55 wins, and one of the West's three top playoff seeds.

Westbrook's season has been incredible, and he may indeed average a triple-double, which the NBA hasn't seen in more than 50 years. But it probably won't carry the Thunder high enough up the standings to give him a real chance at winning it this season.