The two masters take turns feeding each other! Reeves & Doncic combined for 52 assists for Ayton
6686 Sports November 16th: In the Lakers' victory over the Bucks in the NBA regular season, Ayton made 9 of 13 shots and scored an efficient double-double of 20 points and 10 rebounds.
The Lakers' self-media Pickuphoop posted this season's directional assist statistics (the number of assists one player provides for another player) ranking:
Murray assisted Jokic 32 times
Kyonte George assisted Markkanen 32 times
Cunningham assisted Duren 29 times
Reeves assisted Ayton 27 times
Harden assisted Zubac 26 times
Gidi assisted Vucevic 26 times
Doncic assisted Ayton 25 times
Among them, the Lakers are the only team with two pairs on the list. Reeves provided 27 assists for Ayton, and Doncic provided 25 assists for Ayton. The two combined to provide 52 assists for Ayton. Don't forget, this is the data obtained when Doncic missed 4 games and Reeves missed 3 games. The two masters took turns feeding Ayton, allowing the latter to enjoy the cake.
So far this season, Ayton is averaging 16.2 points and 8.4 assists per game, with a shooting percentage of 69.2%.
