Austin Reaves is, rightfully, getting all of the attention following the Los Angeles Lakers’ victory over the Sacramento Kings. But lost in Reaves’ career-high 51 points and a near triple-double was center Deandre Ayton’s best performance with the Lakers so far.
Ayton finished with 22 points and 15 rebounds with five of those coming on the offensive end in the Lakers’ win. It was a glimpse of what the center is capable of in the middle and also showed some growth in the chemistry between the big man and Reaves.
And afterwards, Ayton spoke about his connection with Reaves, believing that the guard has been analyzing him since he joined the Lakers and is now beginning to have a feel for his game, via Spectrum SportsNet:
“AR has been dissecting me a little bit since I got here.