Ex-Phoenix Suns' C Deandre Ayton beat the Clippers with dunk at 0.7 seconds left in the 2021 playoffs. Aaron Gordon did ...

He's played behind DeAndre Ayton for most of the season ... defender who can match up with anyone from Young to Nikola Jokic. Furthermore, he's been a better player on offense as of late.

He's played behind DeAndre Ayton for most of the season ... defender who can match up with anyone from Young to Nikola Jokic. Furthermore, he's been a better player on offense as of late.

Nikola Jokic had 12 points in the opening 7 minutes of the game, including a pair of three-pointers. In one particularly unfair moment, Deandre Ayton was draped all over Jokic in the coffin corner ...

and Denver without Nikola Jokic. The Blazers also dealt with more than their share of injuries. Center Deandre Ayton, who played his best basketball with the franchise during their winning stretch ...

Deni Avdija added 19 points and Deandre Ayton had 15 points and 13 rebounds. Jokic had 34 points and eight assists for Denver. Jamal Murray added 24 points and 10 assists, and Westbrook scored 19 ...

He's basically exclusively an NBA five-man, playing behind a clear-cut starter in Deandre Ayton, on a Trail Blazers team that also just drafted a centre with the seventh overall pick in Donovan ...