Deandre Ayton I'm about to show the world I can guard 1 through 5 I thought it was going to be a secret weapon but I've been practicing it and having multiple reps guarding the best players in the league on isolations And the confidence is way up there

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

Bronny James lobs the ball from behind the backboard to Deandre Ayton for the alley-oop layup to beat the shot clock

First Things First Nick Wright on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander When hes guarded normally and plays normally he goes down from peak Michael Jordan to peak Dwyane Wade

Donovan Mitchell I think the biggest thing is just the mental What are you going to do mentally to push through The biggest thing is Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley has raised their ceiling to the highest degree

Jabari Smith Jr pushes Deandre Ayton away which helps Ayton to go around Alperen Sengun not boxing out for the easy putback lay-in with a replayIt seems Ime Udoka has some words for both