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Lakers avoid the Deandre Ayton disaster they desperately needed to escape

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Ayton appeared to be hobbled in the fourth quarter against the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday, but there was no real injury scare.

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It was only a few games ago that Deandre Ayton was forced to miss time due to a knee injury. There was a moment in the fourth quarter that provided a collective gulp amid an otherwise comfortable 133-121 win for the Los Angeles Lakers over the New Orleans Pelicans.

Amid a dominant display, Ayton's knee took a hit and forced some awkward movement from the Lakers starting center.