Ayton: The coaching staff has always instilled in us the concept of championship, I want to take my hat off to them

6686 Sports, November 6th Today, the Lakers defeated the Spurs 118-116 in the NBA regular season.

In the post-game interview, Ayton responded to reporters' questions about how the Lakers formed a good run-in, cohesion and defense at the beginning of the season.

Ayton: I take my hat off to Redick and the coaching staff. No matter who is absent, Redick and the coaching staff have been pushing us. That's what they've been doing since I started training camp. He was consistent throughout the months I was in the gym over the summer. He emphasizes in our ears every day that we must have the mentality of a champion, the physical competitiveness of a champion, and the communication style of a champion. This is our model and this is what we have always followed. And it's contagious, and when those injured players work hard to get back healthy and fit back into the lineup, it feels like they never left.

We don't rely on offense to win. Redick very much expects us to use defense to drive offense. That's what you see in some of our clips, running waves through guards and getting the audience involved, which also gives us a lot of motivation.

Ayton played 33 minutes in this game, scoring 22 points on 9-of-13 shooting, 10 rebounds, 1 interception and 2 blocks, and made all 4 free throws.