Late last season, Ayton put together an impressive 15-game run, averaging 23.2 points and 12.4 rebounds per game. But those nights came when the team was in full-on tank mode with many of the team’s other key players on the injured list. The team went 4-11 in those games.

Jerami Grant scored 20 points as seven Blazers reached double figures, but the play of Ayton and Camara stood out on multiple levels. Ayton h