Ayton feasted with 25 points in a perfect 10-of-10 shooting from the field and 13 boards to lead the Lakers' weekend win.
Deandre Ayton can't be stopped this Sunday for the Los Angeles Lakers.
Deandre Ayton
Deandre Ayton
Deandre Ayton
MIN: 29.37
PTS: 13.91 (67.01%)
REB: 8.69
AS: 0.89
ST: 0.77
BL: 1
TO: 1.63
GM: 35
The star big man went off for a monstrous performance to lead the Lakeshow's 110-93 wire-to-wire win over the visiting Toronto Raptors. In 33 minutes, Ayton chipped in 25 points in a perfect 10-of-10 shooting from the field. He also grabbed 13 boards, an assists and a block.
Facing a Raptors team without a strong frontcourt presence in the middle, Ayton made the most out of his golden opportunity to pace the Lakers' bounce-back win. As such, he also stamped compelling feats that are now in the storied franchise's record books.
With the stat line he delivered, Ayton becomes the first-ever Laker with 25 points, 100 percent shooting and 0 turnovers in a game since individual turnovers became official in 1977-78.
To add, he also becomes the third player in Lakers history to shoot 100 percent from the field on 10 or more attempts with at least 10 rebounds, joining Wilt Chamberlain (1969) and Mitch Kupchak (1981).
They need the big man to continue stepping up big-time, as LA (25-16) is set to embrace its toughest stretch of the regular season with eight consecutive games on the road.
"He was phenomenal," head coach JJ Redick said about Ayton.
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