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It was yet another five-minute stint for Lonzo Ball on Tuesday.
A quick six points on 2-for-3 shooting from long range, an assist, and his usual solid defense to help the Bulls hold down the first-quarter lead over the Pelicans.
Easy to start taking for granite, which is crazy considering Ball missed two-and-a-half seasons and went through a left knee procedure that no professional athlete had successfully come back from.
Now he’s becoming a mainstay off the bench, and his minutes restrictions are slowly getting loosened into the mid-20s.