Lonzo and LaMelo Ball have the knack for a show-stopping pass and the pair each did so on Monday night. With Lonzo’s Pelicans and LaMelo’s Hornets playing in back-to-back games on NBA TV, the two were on the national showcase and shined out for their respective teams.
Lonzo started the night off in New Orleans against the league-leading Utah Jazz. Along with Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram, Ball helped the Pelicans pull off their biggest victory of the season.
During the win, Ball and Williamson broke out their long-distance alley-oop for one of the few times this season as Ball tossed a casual 60-foot pass to Williamson that cleared all five Jazz players.
Just Lonzo casually throwing a 60-foot alley-oop on the money to Zion pic.twitter.com/XDSQbENAAJ
— Jacob Rude (@JacobRude) March 2, 2021
Not to be outdone by his brother, LaMelo took the court in the nightcap and pulled off possibly an even more impressive pass. During the first quarter, after saving the ball on the Blazers side of the court, Ball raced downcourt before dropping a pass with a wicked spin to set up Terry Rozier for a reverse layup.
What a ridiculous pass from LaMelo pic.twitter.com/DLNf158GsD
— Jacob Rude (@JacobRude) March 2, 2021
The spin & touch on that LaMelo pass! 😱 pic.twitter.com/beki2S2x53
— NBA (@NBA) March 2, 2021
While Lonzo and the Pelicans earned a win, LaMelo and the Hornets fell on the road to the Trail Blazers.
LaMelo finished with 30 points, eight assists, six rebounds and four steals in the loss, becoming the youngest player in NBA history to achieve that stat line. Lonzo, meanwhile, continued his hot shooting from deep, finishing with 23 points, eight assists and seven steals.
