Even if he aligns big statistics this season again, the classification of the Pelicans weighed down Brandon Ingram in the race for the All-Star Game, and the former Lakers player was ultimately not selected.
Asked to react after contributing to the victory on the Rockets floor with 33 points and 12 assists, Brandon Ingram did not seem saddened by the news, he who probably expected to be a little short for the appointment. you from Cleveland in two weeks. Rather than gambling, the player lines up the big games (two in a row at 23 points and more and 12 assists) and aims for a place in the Top 10 in the West.
“Not being named an All-Star didn’t upset my mind that much,” said the Pleicans winger. “I think I’d be overdoing it a bit if I thought about it. Right now, I have another goal in mind: to win with my team in the playoffs. Maybe make an All-NBA team. Just keep moving forward. But my primary objective is to reach the playoffs and continue to win.
Hit the playoffs, the first objective of this second part of the season
With these three successes in hand, combined with the poor series of Portland, New Orleans has indeed regained 10th place in the West and can dream of participating in the “play-in”, a destiny unimaginable there is still a month and a half, while the Louisiana franchise was in 15th place in the Western Conference.
Brandon Ingram wanted to congratulate his new coach, Willie Green, for never having let go of this goal, despite the very difficult times his team went through.
“Willie played an important role in all of this,” he added. “He was able to stay positive when we were down at the start of the season. He continued to stay positive and make sure the guys held their heads up high. He continued to come to the room every day and take care of us”.
The end of the season thus boils down to much more than a simple participation in an All-Star Game for Brandon Ingram, who has already had this honor but who has never yet played a “postseason” match. “I was encouraged by the work everyone put in every day. Our goal has always been to reach the playoffs. It is becoming a reality now”, he concluded.
| Brandon Ingram | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | 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 | 38 | 34 | 44.2 | 34.1 | 82.8 | 0.7 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 22.6 |
| Total | 351 | 33 | 45.8 | 36.3 | 76.5 | 0.8 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 18.3 | |
