It was the first 30-point game of Ball’s career, and obviously a career-high in points. The Charlotte Hornets are going to be one of the NBA’s most interesting teams over the next few years. Sign up for the Lonzo Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. They're also on sale right now! The Rockets are streaking coming into Monday, winners of seven of their last nine. With a new-look lineup that featured the three guards in Terry Rozier, Devonte’ Graham and LaMelo Ball, the Hornets shot out of the gate and led 11-2 before Utah’s first timeout. LaMelo Ball is one of the top prospects in the upcoming 2020 NBA draft this October. Just the idea of a 6 foot 8 point guard in itself is enough to get fans salivating. He also became the youngest Hornets player to ever drop 30 in a game. The star of the Charlotte show this season has in large part been No. That was not the case on Friday. At Chino Hills he was known as a shoot first, shot chucker with minuscule flashes of ball handling and playmaking packed into a 5’8’ frame. https://lonzowire.usatoday.com/lists/hornets-vs-jazz-recap-stats-highlights-recap-lamelo-ball/, JJ Redick says Lonzo Ball can be a 40-percent 3-point shooter in NBA, Scott Brooks says LaMelo Ball 'could potentially be an All-Star pretty soon', Hornets vs. Wizards: Lineups, injury reports, and broadcast info for Sunday, Lonzo Ball stepping up defensively as Pelicans slowly turn season around, Donovan Mitchell impressed with rookie LaMelo Ball: 'He's the real deal', Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Aside from a brief Wizards run in the second quarter, the lead never again dipped below double digits the rest of the way. Draft Night Takes 3 overall pick LaMelo Ball, who continues to dazzle even as the Hornets staff brings him along slowly off the bench. Having already seen some highlights from Chino Hills High School in Chino Hills, CA, I was very skeptical when I woke up to an alert about LaMelo Ball (Chino Hills' 15-year-old point guard) scoring 92 points in a single game. At the half at Dallas, LaMelo has 15 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, a steal, and a block while shooting 4-6 overall, 3-4 from three, 4-4 from the foul line. With Rozier and Hayward back to their high-scoring ways, the Hornets did not need Ball to score on Sunday. He added eight assists, four rebounds and two steals in 39 minutes of action. Not to belabor the point, but the Wizards are really, really bad. LaMelo Ball skipped a no-look, behind-the-back pass to Miles Bridges before the Charlotte Hornets forward smashed in a windmill dunk for one of the best finishes of the NBA season in a … Rozier and Graham went 9-for-17 and P.J. Charlotte Hornets. Yet he finished with a plus-minus of minus-27 because no other starter scored more than 12 points. Purchase the nicest Basketball, Soccer and Football cases. The lead grew to as big as 24-12 as Charlotte set the tone early. Sunday's blowout win allowed the Hornets to rest its starters on the first night of a back-to-back. Live Stream: fuboTV (watch for free), Probable starting lineups LaMelo Ball’s Old Poem Is Good. LaMelo Ball is an NBA starter. The Charlotte rookie scored a career-best 27 points and led his side to an impressive 126-114 upset of Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Milwaukee on Sunday. Rozier finished with 26 points, Hayward added 25 and LaMelo Ball finished with 19 points, seven rebounds and five assists. The Hornets dominated nearly wire-to-wire on Sunday against the Wizards, leading for the final 43 minutes to earn a comfortable 119-97 win. LaMelo Ball found Bismack Biyombo for a couple interior buckets and then scored nine straight points, then found Biz for another dunk. Coming one assist shy of creating history in that game. We’ll give you the latest point spread, moneyline odds and over-under number, as well as the information you’ll need to make the smartest bet on BetMGM. LaMelo Ball is off to a really good start in his rookie season, having just played his way into the Hornets' starting lineup. Terry Rozier and Gordon Hayward ensured there would be no second-half comeback as the Hornets increased their lead in the third quarter. His game from his first stint in high school to his second stint has made an 180 degree turn. That run of play was good enough for the Hornets to get within single digits, but Donovan Mitchell and Bojan Bogdanovic were able to keep the Hornets at bay with several buckets of their own. LaMelo Ball was the Hornet’s top rebounder, accounting for nearly one-third of the team’s rebounds with 14. Time: 7 p.m.