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Deandre Ayton Says Doubters Fueled Him After Lakers Go 15-4

Ayton said he approached the season by trying to “play every game like it’s my last,” adding that hearing “all the noise and the doubters” after the first game “brought a lot of fumes to my fire.” He said he locked in defensively and focused on “setting screens and getting guys open,” noting he “generate[s] a lot of energy.”