MEGA-THREAD (28 clips): Deandre Ayton dominated the Bucks and neutralized Giannis as a rookie. He posted a line of 19 points and 12 reb with 3 blocks, with a +23 +/-. Here& #39;s how he did it, in chronological order:

(1/28): Starts the game off right, evading Lopez for the dunk.
(2/28): On the other end, defends Giannis 1v1, getting the stop and the board.
(3/28): Lopez gives him way too much room, and Ayton capitalizes in the mid-range.
(4/28): Ayton high-points the offensive board, and hands off to Oubre for the easy slam over Giannis.
(5/28): DA shows off his skills in the paint, with a spin-jumper over Lopez.
(6/28): Bucks were launching threes all game. Mirotic normally isn& #39;t bothered due to his height, but Ayton is able to contest.
(7/28): Lopez had no change at making the three over Ayton in the corner, so he tries for the contested step-back two. No good.
(8/28): Eric Bledsoe tries for some magic down the lane but gets his shot denied by Ayton. "I Dont wanna be here," says the former Sun.
(9/28): Beautiful pick and roll by Tyler Johnson and Ayton. Easy dunk past Lopez.
(10/28): Ayton pushes Middleton out of the way for the offensive board. Gives it off to Oubre for the smooth finish.
(11/28): DA recognizes the pass to Lopez and drives him out of bounds. Leads to the eventual Mirotic miss.
(12/28): Ayton smothers Giannis with the help of Oubre. They get the steal which leads to the Tyler three-pointer in transition.
(13/28): Mirotic goes for the wild floater over Ayton. Nothing but backboard.
(14/28): Second half now. Here& #39;s when things get juicy. Giannis again tries driving on Ayton but no success. Middleton misses the three and DA clears the board.
(15/28): Giannis continues trying to drive on Ayton put passes out mid-jumper due to the contest. Bledsoe misses, but the Bucks score on the O-board.
(16/28): Ayton chases down Middleton for the block and the rebound, getting the Suns out in transition.
(17/28): DA tries another spin-jumper over Lopez and again succeeds.
(18/28): 4th quarter now - where the magic happens.

Ayton DENIES Bledsoe on the drive after the P&R switch.
(19/28): Back on the offensive end, Ayton takes the easy jumper over Lopez. Too easy at that range.
(20/28): One of the most memorable plays of this game: Ayton bullies Mirotic down low and scores at the rim.
(21/28): Smooth navigation of the P&R defense, and Ayton deters Giannis to pick up the board.
(22/28): Giannis barrels down the lane against Ayton with a full head of steam, throws up a prayer, and can& #39;t hit rim.
(23/28): Lopez sees Ayton in the way, tries the step-back three and misses badly.
(24/28): Shortly after deterring Lopez, Ayton matches up with Bledsoe at the arc. Bledsoe can& #39;t get a good look past Ayton and misses from three.
(25/28): Bledsoe again here. He gets Ayton up in the air, but that& #39;s enough to distract Bledsoe enough for the miss from two.
(26/28): Less than a minute to go. Ayton switches onto Middleton to cut off the lane. Khris finds Bledsoe who misses badly. Ayton board.
(27/28): Do or die for the Suns. Booker and Ayton run the beautiful P&R. Ayton gets met at the rim by Giannis ... but finishes anyway. CLUTCH.
(28/28): Finally, this last one isn& #39;t an Ayton play, but it was a clutch one to end the game.

Oubre closes out on Lopez and forces the turnover off his knee. Game.
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