The Los Angeles Lakers played against the New Orleans Pelicans in their recent game at Smoothie King Center. After their disappointing 121-92 loss against the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Lakers needed to return stronger, and Deandre Ayton made every effort to secure this win, amid LeBron James’ absence.

Ayton played for 36 minutes and recorded a double-double, scoring 20 points, providing two assists, and grabbing 16 rebounds. Despite this strong performance, Ayton admitted that he made a mistake during the late game against the Pelicans. Moreover, in a post-game interview, he gave a humorous explanation for his error.

“I was a little confused. I didn’t even know… All these points DA scored, if you saw me, I ain’t want to shoot it…And didn’t we just have to win the game?… Oh, so that’s wh

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