DeMarcus Cousins believes LaMelo Ball is outperforming Damian Lillard at this second in time, with the previous proving integral to maintaining the Hornets afloat this season.
DeMarcus Cousins Says LaMelo Ball is Outperforming Damian Lillard
There are few gamers within the NBA in finer kind than LaMelo Ball at this present second.
Following his twelfth sport posting 30+ factors in opposition to the Warmth, Ball is now averaging the second-most factors per-game behind Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Add to that 6.9 assists, 5.4 rebounds, 1.1 steals, and 0.2 blocks per-game, together with robust capturing stats; 43.0% from the sector and 84.8 from the free-throw line.
LaMelo is definitely not one to shrink back from the factors scoring accountability both, and is making an attempt 24.9 shot makes an attempt per-game. For reference, record-holder for many per-game in a single season – Allen Iverson – tried simply over 27.
By way of level guards there a couple of who command the sort of respect Damian Lillard does, having posted constant numbers for the higher a part of a decade.
Nevertheless, talking on the ‘Run it Again’ present, four-time All-Star DeMarcus Cousins not solely believes Melo is a top-five level guard within the league, however he additionally claims he has surpassed Lillard.
Lamelo Ball this month:
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36 PTS
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25 PTS
31 PTS
38 PTS
35 PTS
26 PTS
31 PTS
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50 PTS
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He stated: “He [LaMelo] is for positive over Dame [Lillard] proper now. On this second, proper now, I believe LaMelo is outperforming Dame.
At the same time as he approaches veteran standing Lillard has been coughing up spectacular numbers, as per common. 26.0 factors, 7.7 assists and 4.5 rebounds throughout his two appearances means he has been a welcomed return from concussion protocols.
He continued by saying he’d nonetheless take Lillard based mostly on his all-time performances, however admitted “on this second, it’s LaMelo for me.”
A profession excessive in factors in opposition to the Bucks, the place Damian Lillard lined up on the opposing facet of the courtroom, noticed Ball rack up 50 factors in one of many NBA’s best particular person performances this time period.
Shining brightest in a Hornets crew that has gone 6-12 this season exhibits his plain influence, but it surely definitely begs the query as to how lengthy Charlotte can maintain on to his expertise – they’re at the moment odds-on to not make the playoffs based on NBA sportsbooks.
As a franchise it has by no means been a conveyor belt for All-Stars, and given there’s little help from the remainder of the roster when it comes to heavy factors scoring, Ball may nicely look elsewhere in the event that they miss the playoffs once more this yr.