Lurking underneath all the talk of UCLA’s teamwork and depth this season was a stark, tandem truth that nobody could deny.
That reality surfaced Friday night at Golden 1 Center in ways that caused Kent State to stand and stare dizzily as if suffering from severe blue-and-golden flashes.
UCLA is about Lonzo Ball and TJ Leaf.
Duh, right? Well, over the course of the previous 33 games, that fact has sometimes been lost amid oohing over the points, aahing over the improved defense, and the general buzz over the return of Bruin greatness to the college landscape.