The Los Angeles Lakers picked up a much-needed win against the Detroit Pistons on Halloween, and while just about everyone chipped in, it was second-year forward Brandon Ingram who rose above the rest.
The lanky Duke product stuffed the state line with 13 points, five rebounds, six assists, four steals, and a block in a dominant Lakers victory.
After a tantalizing performance in the Las Vegas Summer League, Ingram has had a somewhat disappointing season, with his up and down play and struggles to connect from three preventing him from living up to expectations.
Against the Pistons, however, Walton credited Ingram’s defense when asked about who stepped up to help get the win, according to our own Serena Winters:
Luke said everyone stepped up in different ways tonight, but Brandon Ingram came to mind first, his length, reads on offense & defense.