After the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Denver Nuggets last night (4/4), Russell Westbrook was asked by NBA reporter Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints about Nikola Jokic‘s triple-double skills.

“Well listen, ain’t nobody like me,” Russell Westbrook told ClutchPoints when asked about fellow triple-double monster Nikola Jokic.

“Ain’t nobody like me. We’re gonna stop that right there. Nobody like me. Nikola is a hell of a player, but he’s not me, I’m not him. Obviously, he’s won MVP twice, maybe once, a tough guard, excellent passer, knows how to play the right way, competes hard. Tonight, we got the best of him.”

Despite the glowing answer about the himself versus the league’s two-time MVP, who also has the potential to win his third this year, Westbrook followed it up for even more praise for Nikola Jokic.

“High IQ. Very, very high. Knows how to play the game very well, knows where guys are gonna be. He does a good job of playing with great pace, especially against us.”

Nikola Jokic saw opportunities for the Nuggets to grab control of the game, but were never able to. The 17-point first quarter lead was quickly squandered and Denver never led in the second half.

“They’re a talented team,” Nikola Jokic said of the Clippers. “They’re a talented group of people and they know what they have to do. We had the lead in the first quarter and the. It was just like a detail and little things. I think we had opportunities to win the game, we just didn’t take it.”

Westbrook is first in NBA history with 198 triple-doubles. He’s averaged a triple-double for an entire season four times.

Jokic is fourth in NBA history with 129 triple-doubles. He’s never averaged a triple-double for an entire season.

Westbrook has won one regular-season MVP. Meanwhile, Jokic has won two MVPs and one championship. Both players will be in the Hall of Fame one day.

Westbrook has career averages of 21.7 points, 7.2 rebounds and 8.2 assists with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston Rockets, Washington Wizards, Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers. He’s made nine All-Star teams and nine All-NBA teams.

Westbrook, 35, has won three assists titles and two scoring titles. The UCLA product made the 75th Anniversary Team in 2022.

Jokic, who could win his third MVP and second championship this year, has career averages of 20.9 points, 10.7 rebounds and 6.9 assists. He’s made six All-Star teams and five All-NBA teams.

Jokic, 29, won the 2023 Finals MVP Award after leading the Nuggets to the championship against the Miami Heat.

Jokic will be remembered as one of the greatest centers of all time, and Westbrook as one of the greatest point guards in NBA history.

Given he has a championship and one more MVP than Westbrook, Jokic might be ranked higher all-time.

This season, Westbrook is averaging 11.1 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 4.4 assists for the Clippers. Jokic, meanwhile, leads the Nuggets in scoring, rebounds, and assists per game with an average of 26.5.

With a 48-28 record, the Clippers are in fourth place in the Western league standings, while the Nuggets have a 53-24 record, good for second place in the league.