Westbrook's victory ended the first NBA awards show, which included two wins apiece for the Houston Rockets and Milwaukee Bucks. The Oklahoma City point guard, who plays with defiance on the court, got choked up during an acceptance speech in which he brought some teammates onto the stage with him. Earlier, Milwaukee's Malcolm Brogdon became the first player not picked in the first round to win NBA Rookie of the Year in the common draft era, beating out Philadelphia's Dario Saric and Joel Embiid. Houston coach Mike D'Antoni won his second Coach of the Year award, and the Rockets' Eric Gordon was Sixth Man of the Year after setting a record for three-pointers off the bench. Leading the league in steals from his do-everything role with the NBA champions. he had a franchise-record 10 steals in a Feb. 10 game at Memphis while recording the first triple-double in NBA history without scoring in double figures, adding 11 rebounds and 10 assists. Bill Russell was presented the first Lifetime Achievement award, welcomed on stage by fellow Hall of Fame centers Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, David Robinson, Shaquille O'Neal, Alonzo Mourning and Dikembe Mutombo. The 11-time champion as a player and the...