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Lakers Nation > Blog > Lakers News > Lakers News: Brandon Ingram Complimentary Of Luke Walton For Trusting Young Core
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Lakers News: Brandon Ingram Complimentary Of Luke Walton For Trusting Young Core

Daniel Starkand
Published: 10/26/2017
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In a game that became personal when Marcin Gortat and John Wall took shots at Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball leading up to the game, the Lakers had a bit of extra motivation going into Wednesday night’s game against the Washington Wizards.

The result ended up being a good one, as the Lakers erased a double-digit deficit when Brandon Ingram tipped in a layup to send the game to overtime, and then Los Angeles came away with a 102-99 win in overtime, handing the Wizards their first loss of the season.

For much of the fourth quarter and overtime period, head coach Luke Walton’s lineup consisted of five players all under the age of 25 in Ball, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Brandon Ingram, Kyle Kuzma and Julius Randle.

The unit fought hard on both ends of the floor and showed maturity well beyond their years in beating the Eastern Conference’s fourth-best team from last season.

After the game, Ingram complimented his head coach for trusting in the young guys down the stretch of the game. “Basketball is basketball, no matter what age you are,” Ingram said.

“I think he is trusting us to try to make the right plays. He has been around us for a little while where – the group that is going good he is going to keep that, so that is a good thing for Coach. He definitely saw the players that he had confidence in tonight at the end of the game.”

Ingram, in particular, showed a lot of maturity down the stretch, as he struggled for the first three quarters and then came alive, scoring 12 points in the fourth quarter including the game-tying layup.

While Ingram has struggled a bit to begin the season, he is beginning to show why the Lakers value him so much as he continues to show improvement each game.

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ByDaniel Starkand
Daniel Starkand is a graduate from Chapman University with a degree in journalism and broadcast journalism. He grew up in Burbank, Calif. and played baseball at Burbank High and his first two years at Chapman. Along with serving as the managing editor for LakersNation.com, Daniel also serves as a senior writer, editor and social media manager for DodgerBlue.com Contact: daniel@mediumlargela.com
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