NBA 2018-19: 3 Takeaways from the Boston Celtics' loss to the Phoenix Suns 

#3 DeAndre Ayton

Phoenix Suns v New York Knicks

The Phoenix Suns' rookie and 1st overall pick of the 2018 NBA Draft had a monster game. He is currently moving up the rankings for consideration to be rookie of the year. He is second in rookie scoring at 15.7 per game, He is mere percentage points ahead of Trae Young.

Only Luka Doncic scores more than Ayton, as a rookie, right now. Doncic is averaging 18.4 a game. Ayton also averaging 10.2 rebounds per game. Saturday night he had 18 points and 12 rebounds against the Timberwolves. On Monday night, he had 21 points and 13 rebounds. Against the Celtics, Ayton scored 23 points on 10/14 shooting. He pulled down 18 rebounds and 8 of those were offensive rebounds.

Ayton is starting to rack up double-double stats and is averaging one for the season. The Suns have a pretty good one-two punch with Devin Booker attacking the perimeter and Ayton patrolling the middle down low.

For the moment, the Phoenix Suns are on a 4 game winning streak but are still the worst team out West. As for the Celtics, they are 8-2 in their last ten games after the Pistons broke the Celtics 8-0 win streak on Saturday night. The Celtics are now on a two-game losing streak and are 5th in the Eastern Conference.