DeAndre Ayton post-game I'm just trying to be a big part of that man To let the world know and the league know that I'm the Lakers center and I'm the anchor of the defense

Deandre Ayton full highlights vs Houston Rockets tonight 93-99 L - Game 5 - First Round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs18 Points on 914 FG 643 17 Rebounds 10 Off Rebs 2 Blocks 1 TOV 3 PF and a - of 2 in 3811 minutes played

Deandre Ayton contests a three after Marcus Smart went down

Deandre Ayton with the block LeBron James misses the 3-pointer Rui Hachimura with the rebound Austin Reaves misses the 3 and Ayton with the putback dunk to cut the lead to 3

Lowlight DeAndre Ayton fails to secure a rebound fouls Ajay Mitchell gets benched and none of the Lakers will talk to him

Deandre Ayton finishes lob but gets called for offensive goaltending he disagrees with

LeBron James grabs the rebound and goes coast to coast for the lefty layup as Deandre Ayton holds Alperen Sengun preventing him from helping with a replayThe Lakers cut the lead to 9 and LeBron with 19 points