It’s no secret that LaMelo >!LaFrance!< Ball has been playing well recently as I’ve started to see lots of posts on this sub about it and people outside of the Hornets fanbase are finally starting to talk about it. But I do feel like you need to compare LaMelo to others and show what kind of company he is in to really understand just how good he is playing.
These are the statlines he has put up during this 9 game stretch:
30/10/13 on 61.7% TS vs The Mavs
34/4/7 on 67.8% TS vs The Wizards
25/6/6 on 60.2% TS vs The Wizards
32/7/6 on 76.6% TS vs The Knicks
28/6/11 on 48.9% TS vs The Heat
37/5/5 on 55.6% TS vs The Bucks
34/5/9 on 74.3% TS vs The Knicks
36/9/8 on 65.6% TS vs The Celtics
34/8/13 on 52.6% TS vs The Wizards
He is averaging 32.2/6.7/8.7/1.4/0.3 on 49/44/88 splits or 61.5% TS. I will now show you what is stretch looks like when compared with some of the best players in the league.
LaMelo Ball has the second longest active streak of 25+ point games: LaMelo has had 9 25+ point games in a row now and the only player in the league with a longer active streak is KD (the best scorer in the world) with 14. He is tied with Embiid (the current NBA scoring leader) for 3rd as he previously had a 9 game streak and is behind Jokic (the best player in the world) as he previously had a 10 game streak.
LaMelo Ball is averaging the most PPG out of anyone in the league since November 15th: Since November 15th LaMelo has played 4 games and has averaged 35.3 PPG. That is the most out of anyone in the league.
LaMelo Ball has had the longest streak of 34+ point games this season, let alone 34+/5+/5+ games: LaMelo Ball has had a streak of 4 34/5/5 games this season, no other player has even just scored 34 points 4 games in a row this season. Not only that but this is an active streak, he will have the chance to add onto these incredible numbers.
If you want you can be more nitpicky and find more ridiculous sats like these. For example, LaMelo’s 9 game streak of 25+/4+/5+ games is the longest out of anyone this season. Also it’s active.
LaHimlo.
I said this at the start of the season when he was having a poor run. I expect Lamelo to average at least 28/8/8 or I’m irate. He also needs to improve his efficiency to 50/40/90 for the season.