Every Lakers fan had a similar feeling of dread at the end of last Thursday’s game against Sacramento when Brandon Ingram went to the free-throw line with Los Angeles up one. There was a palpable lack of confidence that Ingram would make both free throws and guarantee that the Lakers would head to overtime as a worst-case scenario.
Inevitably, Ingram missed one of two. The Kings got the ball back with a chance to win, and well, you know the rest.
Free-throw struggles are hardly new in Los Angeles at this point.