Brandon Ingram lead the Lakers in almost all categories with 25 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists to help the Lakers rally past the Bulls 108-103. Brook Lopez added 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 blocks and Julius Randle racked up 14 points and 6 rebounds to round out the starters. Jordan Clarkson lead the entire 2nd unit in scoring with 19 points.
Final Score: @ Chicago 108-103 [W]
Full article: http://www.nba.com/games/20180126/LALCHI#/recap
Next Game: @ Toronto (01/28)
Highlights: *Courtesy of Rapid Highlights*
This was one of those back-and-forth type of games and a matter of which team had more run in them down the stretch. And it turns out, the Lakers did with their defense and Brandon Ingram taking over with the game on the line. Before we go further in detail B.I., the team was very impressive late in the 1st and 3rd quarters of the game. The defense to offense transition was brilliant and it looked like the Lakers were gonna pull away. Unfortunately, the Bulls 3-point game was working for the most part and it allowed Chicago to make a series runs on their own. There's no denying that the Bulls have so many players that can shoot from deep. Mirotic, Valentine, and Markannen can shoot. Zach Lavine has been impressive since his return and score at will at any time. They're better than what their record indicates despite this season being a rebuild season. Markannen's missed dunk off Lavine's miss in the final minute of this game was huge and the Lakers were able to hit a couple of free throws to put this game on ice. When the game looked like momentum was going to the Bulls, who better than Ingram to step up and put the team on his shoulders. I'm very impressed that he's embraced the role of "the closer." You talk about the aggressive move to the basket for the and 1 and to take back the lead and the pull up jumper outside the key to give the Lakers a 101-97 lead. He's developing that clutch gene. Also, Brook Lopez had a great performance against twin brother, Robin this game. This game is exactly what I want to see from Lopez. Many forget he was an underrated low post big man before he developed the three point shot. I'd like to see him post up and score in the paint more and less camping out on the three point line as exhibited here when he dominated the Bulls' defense inside.
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