Lonzo Ball returned to Los Angeles to play his former team and delivered his best performance of the season so far for the Bulls, cooking the Lakers with 27 points, including seven 3-pointers.
The Bulls took control in the first half and extended their lead in the third quarter, as the trio of Ball, DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine combined for 91 of the Bulls’ 121 points. It was a DeRozan triple that gave the Bulls a 14-11 lead with 6:39 to play in the first quarter, and they never surrendered that lead for the rest of the game.
Here’s what fans and analysts were saying about Lonzo Ball’s monster game against the Lakers:
Lonzo Ball is a prime example that if you work on your jumper and put in endless work in the gym YOU WILL GET BETTER. Respect🙏🏾 #NBA #LethalShooter
— Lethal Shooter (@LethalShooter__) November 16, 2021
Lonzo showing out. Lavar somewhere saying, I told you 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
— shannon sharpe (@ShannonSharpe) November 16, 2021
Lonzo Ball has improved his 3-point shooting in every single season of his career.
30.5 — 2017-18 season
32.9 — 2018-19 season
37.5 — 2019-20 season
37.8 — 2020-21 season
44.4 — 2021-22 season pic.twitter.com/pIiF2yx9dJ— StatMuse (@statmuse) November 16, 2021
I love that Lonzo Ball takes fullcourt desperation heaves, shooting percentage be damned. Speaks to his selflessness. Trying to win. He has .0001 percent chance of making that shot but still has a chance to help his team by taking it.
— K.C. Johnson (@KCJHoop) November 16, 2021
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