Victory ends some debate

THE Los Angeles Lakers snapped a nine-game NBA losing streak with a 132-113 win over the Atlanta Hawks.

Brandon Ingram scored 20 points to lead the Lakers, who hadn’t won a game since a December 20 victory over the Houston Rockets.

The victory quieted some noise around the embattled young team, including comments by outspoken basketball patriarch LaVar Ball – father of Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball – who told ESPN that coach Luke Walton had lost the confidence of his players.