"SOMEONE STOP BABY JOKIC AND GIANNIS" - NBA Fans Meltdown as Scottie Barnes Makes History with 25-Rebound Triple-Double to Beat Warriors in OT

Toronto Raptors star Scottie Barnes had a historic game against the Golden State Warriors on Sunday. Barnes led the Raptors to a 141-127 overtime win with 23 points, 25 rebounds and 10 assists. He added three steals and a block to the statsheet.

Barnes became the first-ever player for the Raptors to have a 20-20 triple-double. It was a great game for the one-time All-Star, who started at center for the team.

After the game, fans had a meltdown about how great Barnes' performance was. Here are some of what the fans said.

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"SOMEONE STOP BABY JOKIC AND GIANNIS," a fan said. "DPOY LEVEL DEFENDING, NOBODY ELSE IS DOING THIS," another fan commented. "ALL NBA, ALL DEFENSE, ALL STAR, DPOY. ALL OF IT," one fan said.

Other fans had the best compliments for Scottie Barnes after his game.

"The new half man half amazing in Toronto! What a performance from the young Superstar 🔥🔥" someone commented. "Went full Joker mode and made Warriors players look tiny," a comment read. "Thats INSANE 25 boards for someone whos not a center 🤯" a fan commented.

According to Bleacher Report, Branes is the ninth player to have a 23-point, 25-rebound and 10-assist triple-double. The 6-foot-8 forward joins Wilt Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor, Maurice Stokes, Bob Pettit, Bill Russell, Billy Cunningham, Maurice Lucas and Nikola Jokic.

Through 32 games of action this season, the star forward is averaging 19.2 points, 7.9 rebounds and 5.1 assists.

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Raptors' Darko Rajakovic is looking forward to watching Scottie Barnes' 20-20 triple-double

Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic was thrilled for Scottie Barnes and his performance. During his postgame presser, the head coach told the media that he's looking forward to watching Barnes' historic game on film. NBA reporter Michael Grange reported about it on X (formerly Twitter).

It was an important win for the Raptors, since it helps set the tone for their back-to-back game. On Monday, Toronto will host the Orlando Magic.

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Scottie Barnes spoke about his performance

Scottie Barnes' night on the board was exceptional. With a few big men down, he stepped up big time and dominated the rebounding department. After the game, Barnes talked about his mentality taking over the center spot against Draymond Green, who only had four rebounds.

“That’s tough,” Barnes said. “I was just sitting under there, getting rebounds, jumping, trying to grab it. It was just coming my way.”

Barnes said that the Raptors are doing everything they can to compensate for the injured players.

Edited by Reign Amurao