Well launched with two matches in a row at 28 points, with in addition superb percentages (54% success in shooting, 60% at 3-pts), Brandon Ingram had been mowed down in midair in the third game. Hit in the face, he had left his teammates in the middle of a meeting, before entering the very serious concussion protocol.
He was monitored and blocked for several days, while battling unpleasant symptoms.
“Sensitivity to light, constant headaches, I was irritable,” lists Pelicans winger. “I was able to get through that, I watched my teammates win games, but it was very boring. »
Facing the Warriors, and after four missed games, Brandon Ingram could finally make a comeback. Smoothly since the defending champions were deprived of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and Andrew Wiggins. In form, after three quarters, he was already at 25 points.
“You get the impression that he is always on the same rhythm, a cruising speed, but his is extremely high”, notes Larry Nance Jr. for The Athletic. “He gives the feeling of always having control, of almost never getting carried away. He is always very calm. »
“I’m on the way back, I’m looking for my sensations”
His last quarter will however be missed, with a small point, for 26 units in total at 8/17. It is especially Larry Nance Jr. and CJ McCollum who will make the difference for the Pelicans. The All-Star, between the missed meetings in recent days and his preseason zapped because of a toe injury, lacks competition.
“I am still trying to find my rhythm”, says the former Lakers, who lost four balls. “My timing wasn’t great, my decision-making was too slow. I’m on the way back, I’m looking for my sensations. »
Brandon Ingram will therefore still need a few matches to display his best level, but his mere presence remains good news for Willie Green.
“It feels good to have him with us,” slips the New Orleans coach. “We need what he can bring, especially with the minutes I gave to CJ McCollum, Trey Murphy III, Naji Marshall and others. He’s a little late but we need him. »
| Brandon Ingram | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2016-17 | ALL | 79 | 29 | 40.2 | 29.4 | 62.1 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 9.4 |
| 2017-18 | ALL | 59 | 34 | 47.0 | 39.0 | 68.1 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 16.1 |
| 2018-19 | ALL | 52 | 34 | 49.7 | 33.0 | 67.5 | 0.8 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 18.3 |
| 2019-20 | NOP | 62 | 34 | 46.3 | 39.1 | 85.1 | 0.8 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 23.8 |
| 2020-21 | NOP | 61 | 34 | 46.6 | 38.1 | 87.8 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 23.8 |
| 2021-22 | NOP | 55 | 34 | 46.1 | 32.7 | 82.6 | 0.6 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 22.7 |
| 2022-23 | NOP | 3 | 26 | 57.9 | 57.1 | 81.8 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 22.0 |
| Total | 371 | 33 | 46.2 | 36.1 | 76.9 | 0.8 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 18.5 | |
