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Los Angeles Lakers rookie Brandon Ingram turned a corner against the Golden State Warriors

Should Lakers point guard Marcelo Huertas be concerned about the backup point guard slot, given what a great job Ingram did at the point for parts of Wednesday night’s exhibition?

Then he collected himself and offered the kind of measured and serious response he generally does.

“No, he shouldn’t be worried at all,” Ingram said. “He’s a great asset for our team.”

Ingram spoke the morning after his best performance of the exhibition season.

The Lakers are bringing along the 19-year-old slowly, but Wednesday night against the Golden State Warriors might have marked a watershed moment for the No.