After three games, the Blazers and Deandre Ayton had yet to win this season. And to win against the Raptors, it took a strong performance from the pivot, who grabbed 23 rebounds (including seven offensive), his new career record in this area. He adds 10 points and 2 blocks to his stat line.
“His presence was felt everywhere on the floor”declares Chauncey Billups for The Oregonian. “These are things we will expect from him. Every rebound that hangs around, he has to pounce on it. And the rest will follow. He was focused throughout the game. »
The former Suns was decisive in the last quarter when he did not score and only played seven minutes.
How ? By grabbing seven rebounds, including two very valuable offensive ones in the last 80 seconds of the game, which allowed the Blazers to score four points on a second chance, in order to completely dismiss the Raptors.
“He was the hidden hero of the match with his rebounds,” assures Malcolm Brogdon who scored, like Jerami Grant, after one of his teammate’s offensive rebounds at the end of the match. “He dominated the rebound throughout the game. »
Deandre Ayton was not the only one to appear in this success. Scoot Henderson, with 11 points, perhaps had his best game, when the duo Jerami Grant – Malcolm Brogdon scored 43 points.
“Basically, we rely on experience,” explains the former Boston player, who thought he would be transferred to the Clippers this summer. “In this match, we relied on the veterans, that is to say on me and Grant overall. We were able to conclude. Everyone did their part. »
| Deandre Ayton | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2018-19 | PHX | 71 | 31 | 58.5 | 0.0 | 74.6 | 3.1 | 7.1 | 10.3 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 16.3 |
| 2019-20 | PHX | 38 | 33 | 54.6 | 23.1 | 75.3 | 3.9 | 7.6 | 11.5 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 18.2 |
| 2020-21 | PHX | 69 | 31 | 62.6 | 20.0 | 76.9 | 3.3 | 7.2 | 10.5 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 14.5 |
| 2021-22 | PHX | 58 | 30 | 63.4 | 36.8 | 74.6 | 2.6 | 7.7 | 10.2 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 17.2 |
| 2022-23 | PHX | 67 | 30 | 58.9 | 29.2 | 76.0 | 2.6 | 7.4 | 10.0 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 18.0 |
| 2023-24 | POR | 3 | 25 | 60.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 12.0 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 8.3 |
| Total | 306 | 31 | 59.7 | 26.3 | 75.6 | 3.0 | 7.4 | 10.4 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 16.6 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
