Ayton: The disastrous defeat against the Thunder woke us up. We came on the court with a different energy.
6686 Sports News on November 16th The Lakers defeated the Bucks back-to-back 119-95 in the away team today, winning two consecutive victories.
In this game, Ayton played 28 minutes, shooting 9 of 13, scoring 20 points, 10 rebounds, 2 interceptions and 1 block.
After the game, the reporter asked Ayton: "Obviously, the opponent is also part of the game, but you lost to the Thunder by as many as 30 points, and in the last two games of the away team's trip, you had a 30-point lead in both games. To what extent did the result of the Thunder game contribute to the change at the end of this road trip? "
Ayton replied: "I also told Kleber and Vanderbilt, I said, 'The Thunder game woke us up.' Especially in terms of mental competitive state, it's the same for myself. Going on the court with a different mental outlook, and knowing that the impact of the back-to-back is gone. This is Lakers basketball, we are trying to win a game and end the road trip strongly, so we don't really rely on what we did yesterday. It doesn't matter when we get to the arena. "
The Lakers have won the past two games on the road, with a margin of double digits.