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Los Angeles Lakers: Takeaways from 128-123 win over the Kings

By Ronald Agers

LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 4: Brandon Ingram #14 of the Los Angeles Lakers reacts during a pre-season game against the Sacramento Kings on October 4, 2018 at Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Adam Pantozzi/NBAE via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 4: Brandon Ingram #14 of the Los Angeles Lakers reacts during a pre-season game against the Sacramento Kings on October 4, 2018 at Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Adam Pantozzi/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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4.Can Brandon Ingram play the point?

"Time to show and prove Brandon! Ingram got in foul trouble and never got in any rhythm. Defensively, the Nuggets saw his frame and beat him up down low. He got a chance to run the point in game two. We’ll see if he can do it for real in extended minutes."

Well let me tell you something…

It was on after this…

That Brandon Ingram dude is good. REAL Good! Ingram scored 31 points and grabbed ten rebounds. The aggressiveness? Ingram had fifteen free throws. That is a ton folks! Now we get to see another aspect of Ingram’s game. If coached correctly, he could be a NIGHTMARE on the defensive end. In the fourth quarter, the Kings could not get the ball in. Three times Ingram knocked the ball out of bounds, then got tired of it and stole it.

After that…EVERYBODY GOES NUTS!!!!

That’s defense. How about some offense? Look at this move here…

No…the NBA needs to watch out now. The rage about young prospects in the NBA right now is wing span. Ingram has a pterodactyl span. When he gets a total understanding of his “powers” of his length and gets more weight on him. You are looking at a possible compact Anthony Davis. The upside potential is that high folks!

For the Los Angeles Lakers, it will be on the coaching staff to make sure that the opposing teams do not switch and get Ingram in a position to guard bigger players and get into foul trouble. He’s not that type of defender. Let him guard the wings and he’ll be all right.

"This point bears repeating. The Lakers had better find a way to get some synergy between LeBron James and Brandon Ingram. These are the best two players on the team…period. Now it’s time to develop the chemistry between these two. The pairing can cover up a lot of flaws of the roster until Luke Walton figures it out. Both players need to spend a lot of time on the floor together. This has not happened the last couple of games. They need to start tonight as an emphasis."

Aftermath…

I guessed that happened…

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