Ingram’s late trey lifts Lakers over 76ers
LaVar Ball’s fourth-quarter taunts to Philadelphia fans turned up the volume on an already raucous atmosphere. His son, Lonzo, later helped silence the sold-out crowd.
Brandon Ingram scored 21 points, hitting the game-winning three-pointer with 0.8 of a second remaining on an assist from Lonzo Ball, to lead the Lakers to a 107-104 victory over the 76ers on Thursday night.
Julius Randle and Jordan Clarkson added 16 points apiece for Los Angeles, which snapped a five-game losing streak.
On the winning play, Ball drove to the basket before dishing back to Ingram on the right wing.
“He already saw it before it happened,” LaVar Ball said of his son’s assist.
Ingram drained what he called the biggest shot of his young NBA career.
“I think he made a great pass,” Ingram said. “I had the confidence to shoot it.”
Lonzo Ball finished with 10 points, eight rebounds and eight assists.
The winning basket sent Ball’s dad, LaVar, into a wild celebration in a suite.
“When I come this far of a distance, it’s hard to beat him,” LaVar Ball said. “I don’t like all them losses. So, he’ll do whatever it takes to get that ‘W.’ ”
Joel Embiid scored 33 points and Ben Simmons had a tripledouble with 12 points, 13 rebounds and 15 assists for Philadelphia.
Before the game, Philadelphia agreed to trade center Jahlil Okafor to the Nets.
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