So, I just had two straight heart attacks in these last two days. NBA TV aired the finish of this game. Nance had a nice defensive block, but T.J. Warren got the offensive rebound and Ingram fouled out. The Lakers were fortunate Warren missed those free throws. And for those calling for the heads of Lonzo Ball and Brandon Ingram last night, when it was the first game of the season, well they bounced back in a huge way. Lonzo had a big night tonight, flirting with triple-double numbers of 29 points, 11 rebounds, and 9 assists as he lead the Lakers to a 132-130 victory over Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns. Brandon Ingram, despite fouling out in the last seconds, bounced back from his woeful shooting last night, scored 25 points on an efficient 9-14 shooting. Brook Lopez added a double-double of 19 points and 11 rebounds and a couple clutch shots to settle things down when the Suns were making a run. And Larry Nance Jr. added 14 points to round out the starters. Jordan Clarkson did work again as the 6th man, finishing with 17 points. Kyle Kuzma also had a better night tonight, adding up 15 points off the bench.
Final Score: @ Phoenix 132-130 [W]
Full article: http://www.nba.com/games/20171020/LALPHX#/recap
Next Game: vs. New Orleans (10/22)
Highlights: *Courtesy of Ximo Pierto*
Lonzo Ball did a nice job in balancing passiveness-aggressiveness here in this game. It's a drastic improvement from the Thursday night opener vs. the Clippers. For a 2nd game in his rookie year, Ball was fearless in attacking the basket and it looks like his jump shot is coming along earlier than expected. The same can be said for Ingram in last night's game. Thursday night, most of his shots fell short. This game, Ingram put more arc and touch on his shot and he was more aggressive in attacking the basket. Interesting enough, Corey Brewer played the "Patrick Beverly" role in hounding Devin Booker and eventually both players got into a little scrum in the 3rd quarter. The biggest thing these Lakers need to improve on is closing out and that should be the emphasis for a young team. Lonzo just gave the Lakers a six point lead, but they committed a slew of fouls at the end to make it come down to a pair of missed free throws and one more defensive play. Still, good win for the Lakers. A win against the Suns isn't too special to some NBA fans, but Lakers needed some kind of confidence builder and last night's game was the one with Ball and Ingram going off for a combined 40+ points.
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