The Los Angeles Lakers had lost two of their previous three games going into Sunday’s matchup with the Philadelphia 76ers, but in two of those three games, Luka Doncic didn’t play due to the birth of his second daughter, and LeBron James was out for Friday’s blowout loss to the Boston Celtics.Both Doncic and James were back on Sunday, and they led the way as the Lakers held off the 76ers for a 112-108 victory. Another man who played a sizable role in the win was center Deandre Ayton. While he didn’t have a big scoring game, he made all seven of his shot attempts and grabbed 12 rebounds to help the team’s cause.Down the stretch, James took over to secure victory, and afterward, Ayton gave a vivid description of how it felt to see the future Hall of Famer put his foot down with the game on the line.“Clutch genes. Felt like a movie. … You ever watch a movie? … It felt like a movie. I was in a movie,” Ayton said.“… It was just me watching a movie. It was just me, honestly. It was a GOAT moment. He had his moment and the fans felt him and he just let that marinate and the fans was loving it. I was loving it. I had to stop celebrating just to watch him so I don’t miss nothing. So yeah, it was a movie.”Sunday’s game was the first time this season that James, who didn’t play in the first 14 games of the schedule due to sciatica, looked like his usual self. He had 29 points on 12-of-17 field-goal shooting, seven rebounds and six assists, and he scored five quick points in the final 90 seconds to break a 105-all tie and deliver victory.James may not consistently take over or deliver in the clutch, but when he does, it effectively slams the door on the Lakers’ opponents.This article originally appeared on LeBron Wire: Deandre Ayton compares watching LeBron James take over to ‘a movie’
