Lonzo Ball gets shut down as Lakers fall to 76ers

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball finished with only 2 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 turnovers in 21.4 minutes of action as the Lakers lost to the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday.

What It Means:

Ball was an ugly 1-of-9 from the field (and 0-for-6 from 3-point range) in this one, putting together the worst game of his rookie season so far. He's averaging 9.0 points, 6.9 assists and 6.6 rebounds in 32.3 minutes per game on the year.

numberFire's models project Ball to bounce back with 14.4 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 32.0 minutes of action at home against the Phoenix Suns on Friday.