Scottie Barnes continues his breakout season.
The All-Star posted 21 points, 12 rebounds, 12 assists and 5 blocks in a victory over the Indiana Pacers.
Barnes notched his fourth triple-double of the season.
He is the first Raptor in franchise history to record four triple-doubles in a single-season:
Scottie Barnes has become the first Raptor in franchise history to record four triple-doubles in a single-season.
Scottie’s stats from tonight ⤵️
21 PTS | 12 REB | 12 AST pic.twitter.com/FI7gOdboC9— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) February 27, 2024
The third year player now has five triple-doubles in his career, trying current Pacer Pascal Siakam for second on the Raptors’ all-time list. Kyle Lowry in No. 1 on the list with 16.
Barnes joins an exclusive list of players with four or more triple-doubles this season: Domantas Sabonis of the Sacramento Kings (20), Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets (18), Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks (10) and Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks (seven).
Per Sportsnet Stats, Barnes is the first player in Raptors history with a triple-double (points/rebounds/assists) and 5 blocks in a game.
He is also the 8th youngest player to record a triple-double with 5+ blocks per Basketball Reference:
At age 22-209d, #Raptors star Scottie Barnes is the 8th youngest player in our database to record a triple-double with 5+ blocks 👀 pic.twitter.com/pP6rHn7Sgx
— Basketball Reference (@bball_ref) February 27, 2024
Barnes has emerged as the Raptors franchise player this season after the team traded away both O.G. Anunoby and Siakam.
He has elevated his game across the board and has stepped up defensively as well.
Barnes has averaged 20.0 points, 8.2 rebounds and 6.1 assists in 58 games this season.
The Raptors are starting to build some nice momentum as they have won three straight games out of the All-Star break.
Barnes shares funny moment with Giannis
At the All-Star Game Barnes was around the NBA’s best players. One player Barnes got to chat it up with is Bucks superstar Antetokounmpo.
Both of them were caught sharing a laugh together.
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