Lonzo Ball didn’t shrink from the moment, but he also didn’t seize it.
Three times in the final minutes of a 128-125 loss to New Orleans, the Lakers’ point guard found himself wide open for a 3-pointer. Three times his shot wouldn’t fall through the net.
“The shots I’m getting, I like them, been hitting them my whole life,” Ball said. “I’m a little frustrated they’re not going in though.”
The Pelicans strategically dared Ball — who went just 2-of-15 from the field and 1-of-12 on 3’s — to shoot, and their gambit paid off.
Ball has slumped over his past seven games, hitting just seven of his 48 3-point attempts.