The Los Angeles Lakers desperately need Lonzo Ball and Brandon Ingram to consistently be the driving force whenever LeBron James is unavailable — whether that be due to injury or for merely being off the court during a game. Luke Walton recognized this and lit a fire under the two former second overall picks with possibly his most public criticism of them yet, and they feel they lived up to his requests.
The key, now, is whether they can maintain this for longer than a game or two.