After a well-documented offseason of nonstop work in the gym, Brandon Ingram couldn’t help but be disappointed by his own play through the first five games of Summer League.
“Offensively it’s not going so well at all,” he said five days ago.
But Ingram — who had averaged just 9.3 points, 1.3 assists and 31.7 percent shooting heading into Friday’s preseason finale — finally broke through.
He led the Lakers past the Clippers with a mix of scoring and playmaking, putting up 15 points and five assists.
But head coach Luke Walton wouldn’t put much stock in an exhibition, instead putting his focus on making sure Ingram is able to “enjoy the process” of growing as a player, rather than expecting everything to all come at once.