The Los Angeles Lakers were in good spirits at Thursday’s practice, after bringing home the overtime victory against John Wall and the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night, in what was their best defensive effort of the season.
Julius Randle and Brandon Ingram both stuck out as having strong finishes in the victory, and after head coach Luke Walton mentioned the jawing between Kelly Oubre Jr. and Ingram, that became a topic at practice. Walton said out of all the players on the squad, Ingram is the one who plays noticeably better when he’s angry.
The challenge becomes how to tap into that mentality when he’s not provoked.