Sunday night featured an important return to form for Deandre Ayton in the Los Angeles Lakers' competitive 120-114 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies. The catalyst of that strong performance? Getting the ball more.
Ayton put up 15 points, shooting 6-of-8 from the field, eight rebounds, and one block in the win. This comes after JJ Redick openly discussed the 'human nature' element of the lacking effort in his starting center's game.
“I think he’s frustrated. He doesn’t feel like he’s getting the ball," Redick told Dave McMenamin and other reporters. "There's some stuff I think we had to clean up .