Former NBA star Jalen Rose thinks Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook doesn't get the credit he deserves because he can't shoot like Stephen Curry.

Rose made this claim during Wednesday morning's episode of ESPN's “Get Up!” after Westbrook's historic game on Tuesday night:

“We've underappreciated Russell Westbrook because he can't shoot the ball like Steph Curry,” Rose said. “I never thought a player would average a triple-double again. Maybe Magic (Johnson) or LeBron James could possibly do it. Not only has (Russell) done it, he's done it three straight years. And these aren't 10, 10 and 10 games. He's grabbing 20 rebounds as a 6-3 point guard.”

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Westbrook is coming off a historic performance. In 37 minutes of action against the Lakers on Tuesday night, the former UCLA standout racked up 20 points, 21 assists and 20 rebounds to become just the second player in NBA history to notch a 20-20-20 game. The only other player to achieve this feat was the great Wilt Chamberlain, who had 22 points, 25 rebounds and 21 assists in a 1968 game:

During his postgame media availability, Westbrook noted that he dedicated his outstanding performance to the late Nipsey Hussle, who was gunned down outside of his clothing store in the Los Angeles area on March 31:

“I'm not going to try to put it into words but like I said on the floor, that's who it's for,” Westbrook told ESPN. “I'm going to leave it at that.”

Westbrook and the Thunder will be back in action on Friday night, when they'll welcome the Detroit Pistons to town. Tip-off inside Chesapeake Energy Arena is set for 8:00 p.m. ET.