Westbrook on what scoring title means to him: 'Sh--'

Russell Westbrook said before Wednesday's regular-season finale that he'd rather make the playoffs than win the NBA's scoring title. 

We don't always get what we want. 

Westbrook locked up the scoring title with another in what's been a long line of herculean individual performances this season, but it made no difference. His Oklahoma City Thunder took care of business in beating the Minnesota Timberwolves, but were eliminated from the postseason when the New Orleans Pelicans knocked off the San Antonio Spurs just minutes later. 

Asked afterwards what winning the scoring title meant to him, Westbrook was unsurprisingly candid, and, even less surprisingly, nonplussed.

"Shit. It doesn't mean nothing," Westbrook said, according to ESPN's Royce Young. "Good job. Hooray. I'm at home. Watching other teams play. Doesn't mean nothing." 

For Westbrook, who finished the season with mind-boggling averages of 28.1 points, 7.3 rebounds and 8.6 assists, plus a league-leading 11 triple-doubles, the frustration is understandable. It's the first time in six years the Thunder have failed to qualify for the playoffs.