Twitter Reaction: DeMar DeRozan makes Raptors history

DeMar DeRozan scored a career-high and franchise-record 52 points as the Toronto Raptors opened the new year with a thrilling 131-127 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks in overtime, their 12th win in a row at the Air Canada Centre.

Sportsnet Staff January 1, 2018, 10:33 PM

Move aside Terrence Ross and Vince Carter, DeMar DeRozan has scored more points in a single game than anyone else in Toronto Raptors history.

DeRozan’s 52-point performance on Monday lifted the Raptors to an overtime victory over the Milwaukee Bucks, and here’s how Twitter reacted.

NO RAPTOR HAS SCORED MORE POINTS IN A GAME THAN THIS MAN. #52@DeMar_DeRozan x #NBAVote pic.twitter.com/lafWCoaYU4

— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) January 2, 2018

Apparently @DeMar_DeRozan’s resolution is to set records! pic.twitter.com/qeS3pyJkki

— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) January 2, 2018

BREAKING: DeMar DeRozan sets #Raptors single-game record with 52 points pic.twitter.com/V0JAmMUZ2C

— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) January 2, 2018

Never change, @JValanciunas. Never change. pic.twitter.com/rKK7Glnzex

— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) January 2, 2018

Rename the air canada centre to deebo centre

— NicoGms (@niclass91) January 2, 2018

https://twitter.com/coac_w/status/948031714110054400

DeBest in DeWorld

— Ball

.@DeMar_DeRozan is the first player in NBA history to score 50+ points on New Year’s Day!#WeTheNorth

— NBA Canada (@NBACanada) January 2, 2018

DeMar DeRozan joins LeBron James, James Harden and Bradley Beal as the only players to score 50 points in a game this season. pic.twitter.com/l1RDzTXaDV

— StatMuse (@statmuse) January 2, 2018

Huge win for the Raptors. Huge day for DeMar. 2018 is starting off good.

— Steven Loung (@loung_s) January 2, 2018

https://twitter.com/MrsPChahal/status/948031632812007425

https://twitter.com/HishamAC/status/948032213370769408

DeMar DeRozan tonight became the first #NBA player to score at least 52 points and make five 3s in a game that included the Raptors since Kobe dropped 81 on seven 3s on Jan. 22, 2006.

— Andrew John (@Andrew_L_John) January 2, 2018

4 of the 6 highest-scoring games by a #Raptors player in the franchise's history have come against the Bucks

— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) January 2, 2018