We could still have chosen Luka Doncic, author of a new big triple-double (35 points, 13 rebounds, 12 assists) against the Rockets, but the performance of LaMelo Ball also deserves to be highlighted.
Because with 27 points at 9/15 in shooting including 5/10 from afar, 10 rebounds and 9 assists, the leader of Charlotte missed the triple-double by nothing, and he was especially decisive at the end of the match, for definitely turn the game around.
Awkward at 3-points in recent games (14/46, or 30% over the last four games), Lonzo’s brother has therefore raised the bar well against a Thunder team which has left him good positions.
“I just took what the defense gave me” explained LaMelo Ball, still not very expansive in a press conference. “I let the game unfold so it was easy to read. I just took what the defense gave me”.
| LaMelo Ball | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2020-21 | CHA | 51 | 29 | 43.6 | 35.2 | 75.8 | 1.2 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 15.8 |
| 2021-22 | CHA | 75 | 32 | 42.9 | 38.9 | 87.2 | 1.4 | 5.2 | 6.7 | 7.6 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 20.1 |
| 2022-23 | CHA | 11 | 34 | 41.7 | 36.6 | 82.1 | 1.1 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 7.6 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 23.5 |
| Total | 137 | 31 | 43.0 | 37.6 | 82.6 | 1.3 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 7.1 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 18.8 | |
