Apparently, Lonzo Ball recently turned into Ray Allen out of nowhere.
The rookie point guard’s shooting has been heavily criticized over the last several months (both the eye test and numbers backed it up), but lately he’s scorching hot from behind the arc.
Ball made 6-of-10 threes on Saturday night, with three of those coming in the final three minutes of the Lakers’ 116-112 over the Spurs in San Antonio. He also had 11 assists and seven rebounds.
Lonzo Ball filled it up, posting 18 PTS, (career-high 6 3PM) 11 AST, 7 REB to guide the @Lakers to their 5th straight win!#LakeShow pic.twitter.com/wjNwNhcOdY
— NBA (@NBA) March 4, 2018
Lonzo Ball's clutch three that helped seal the @Lakers win!#LakeShow pic.twitter.com/3JOkwWiZMa
— NBA (@NBA) March 4, 2018
Lonzo hit 2 go-ahead threes in the final 2 minutes of the 4th quarter. He is the first Laker to do that since Kobe, who did it once in his career (including playoffs). pic.twitter.com/L2AkCS6IMy
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) March 4, 2018
Ball is now 11-of-16 on three-pointers over the last three games,and 14-of-22 over his last four games. His improved shooting has played a huge part in the Lakers’ current five-game winning streak. The Lakers have even won the last eight games Ball has played.
Lonzo Ball 18pts, 11a, 7reb including 2 big threes in final 2min… Lakers have now won the last 8 games he’s played.
— Justin Termine (@TermineRadio) March 4, 2018
And it’s easy to forget that Ball — the second overall pick of the 2017 draft — is still just 20 years old.