Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook recorded his 122nd career triple-double on Friday against the Miami Heat in the Thunder's 118-102 win in South Beach. Every time Westbrook records a triple-double, his biggest critics jump on social media and say he's stat padding and doesn't care about winning.

Well, turns out, the Thunder are benefiting from Westbrook's triple-doubles in a major way. Per Redditor Slats7, the Thunder are now 100-22 when Russell Westbrook registers a triple-double. That's a winning percentage of 81.97.

Westbrook is third in NBA history in triple-doubles. The former MVP trails Oscar Robertson and Magic Johnson. Westbrook is looking to average a triple-double for an entire season for the third year in a row, and he is well on his way.

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Russell Westbrook entered Friday averaging 21.7 points, 10.9 rebounds, and 10.8 assists per game. It's truly remarkable how easy Westbrook makes triple-doubles look. Are his critics going to go away now after reading about OKC's staggering record when Westbrook gets a triple-double? No. But it doesn't matter, as the numbers show when Russell Westbrook is scoring, rebounding, and passing at a high level, the Thunder are an elite team.

After Friday's win against the Heat, OKC is now 33-18 on the season, good for third place in the Western Conference standings.