Shout out to Martin Scorsese’s Deandre Ayton for thinking LeBron James was absolute cinema against the 76ers

Los Angeles Lakers All-Star LeBron James’ jump shot with 27.4 seconds left assisted in a 112-108 win against the Philadelphia 76ers, as Deandre Ayton was amazed by what he witnessed. James finished with 29 points on 12-of-17 shooting, including four 3-pointers, seven rebounds, six assists, one steal and one block.

After the win, Ayton compared James cinema viewing performancehe said, according to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin.

“Honestly, I was the only one watching the film. It was a goat moment,” Ayton said. “He had his moment. The fans felt it. You just let it marinate and the fans loved it. I loved, s***. I had to stop celebrating from watching. So, I’m not missing anything.”

LeBron James’ performance in Sunday’s win over the Lakers is undoubtedly his standout performance of the season so far. It’s only the second time he’s scored 25+ points. However, his overall game, including four 3-pointers on one end of the floor and a block and steal on the other, gave fans a glimpse of LeBron at his best.

Ayton finished with 14 points on a perfect 7-for-7 shooting, 12 rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal. The Lakers improved to 17-6.

Deandre Ayton confused by Lakers JJ Redick’s postgame comments

After beating the 76ers on Sunday, Lakers center Deandre Ayton was confused by JJ Redick. Ayton appreciated his head coach’s high praise of DeAndre’s defense.

However, Aiton he didn’t know what he did to deserve Redick’s praise after the game, he said, according to Oh No He Did’s X, formerly of Twitter.

“(I’ll) be real: I don’t know what (Redick) is talking about. I don’t even know. I said, ‘What do you mean?’ I just do what I have to do. “I thank him, but I don’t know what I did there,” Ayton said

Deandre Ayton when asked about his defensive effort:

“I’ll be real: I don’t know what (JJ) is talking about. I don’t know. I’m just doing what I have to do. I thank him, but I don’t know what I did there.” pic.twitter.com/c6IVj4jMFo

— Oh no, it’s not (@ohnohedidnt24) December 8, 2025

Perhaps Redick was alluding to the fact that the Lakers held Joel Embiid of the 76ers to 16 points on 4-of-21 shooting, including 0-for-6 from deep.

The Lakers will host the Spurs in the quarterfinals of the NBA Cup on Wednesday.