Though there were undoubtedly some issues with the overall showing from the Los Angeles Lakers in Wednesday night’s victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers, there were some promising individual performances. Chief among those was point guard Lonzo Ball.
Ball finished with 15 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, but most important was his mindset. He was aggressive, attacking the basket consistently with only two of his 11 shots coming from three-point range.
Head coach Luke Walton was extremely happy with Ball’s performance and spoke about why he was excited to see him play so well, via Spectrum SportsNet:
“I loved it.