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Jason Kidd encouraged patience when evaluating Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonzo Ball, saying that the rookie "could be special," but he has played only a dozen games: "It is not easy."
Ball completed his triple-double when he grabbed his 10th rebound early in the fourth quarter. He also had 13 points and 11 assists at the time.
Ball finished with 19 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds, and had 3 s†éáls and a career-high-tying 4 blocks. Afterward, Ball said the triple-double didn't mean anything, because the Lakers fell You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. for their third straight loss.
"I really don't care," Ball said of his first triple-double. "We took a loss. It don't really mean nothing."
It's perhaps fitting that Ball collected his first triple-double in his first game against the Bucks, whose coach Jason Kidd third all time in triple-doubles with 107, behind only Oscar Robertson and Magic Johnson. Ball has often been compared to Kidd because of his passing, vision, rebounding ability and triple-double-suited game.
But Ball, playing in his 13th career game, got his first triple-double much quicker than Kidd, who needed 68 games to get his first.
You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. shot an air ball into Ball's hands.
Ball, who entered Saturday shooting just 29.2 percent from the field and 22 percent from 3-point range, made 7-of-12 shots from the field Saturday night, including 3-of-5 from the 3-point line, representing his best shooting game since he was 6-of-13 shooting in a win over Detroit on Oct. 31.
"Just came out aggressive," Ball said. "I told you, I am going to keep shooting."
In July, Johnson, now the Lakers' team president, predicted that Ball would be getting multiple triple-doubles as a rookie, after seeing the No. 2 overall pick become the first rookie to get a triple-double in the Las Vegas Summer League.
"You can see that," Johnson said of Ball, who finished with two triple-doubles in summer league. "If he's getting triple-doubles in the summer league, he is going to get triple-doubles in the regular season. Just like me, when I got here, there was pressure. I was the No. 1 pick [in 1979]. I didn't care about that. I am going to play my game. Lonzo is going to play his game. The great ones do."
Ball said he was "just grateful" that some were comparing him to Kidd, who was an NBA champion, a 10-time All-Star, five-time first-team All-NBA performer, five-time assists leader, three-time All-Defensive selection and co-Rookie of the Year in 1994-95.
Kidd also was considered by many of his peers to be one of his generation's best leaders and competitors.
"He's a legend. That's enough said," Ball said of Kidd. "He was just very fun to watch. Went out there and competed every night and a triple-double threat all the time."
You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. had previously been the youngest to get a triple-double, doing so in the 2004-05 season at 20 years, 20 days.
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Jason Kidd encouraged patience when evaluating Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonzo Ball, saying that the rookie "could be special," but he has played only a dozen games: "It is not easy."
Ball completed his triple-double when he grabbed his 10th rebound early in the fourth quarter. He also had 13 points and 11 assists at the time.
Ball finished with 19 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds, and had 3 s†éáls and a career-high-tying 4 blocks. Afterward, Ball said the triple-double didn't mean anything, because the Lakers fell You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. for their third straight loss.
"I really don't care," Ball said of his first triple-double. "We took a loss. It don't really mean nothing."
It's perhaps fitting that Ball collected his first triple-double in his first game against the Bucks, whose coach Jason Kidd third all time in triple-doubles with 107, behind only Oscar Robertson and Magic Johnson. Ball has often been compared to Kidd because of his passing, vision, rebounding ability and triple-double-suited game.
But Ball, playing in his 13th career game, got his first triple-double much quicker than Kidd, who needed 68 games to get his first.
You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. shot an air ball into Ball's hands.
Ball, who entered Saturday shooting just 29.2 percent from the field and 22 percent from 3-point range, made 7-of-12 shots from the field Saturday night, including 3-of-5 from the 3-point line, representing his best shooting game since he was 6-of-13 shooting in a win over Detroit on Oct. 31.
"Just came out aggressive," Ball said. "I told you, I am going to keep shooting."
In July, Johnson, now the Lakers' team president, predicted that Ball would be getting multiple triple-doubles as a rookie, after seeing the No. 2 overall pick become the first rookie to get a triple-double in the Las Vegas Summer League.
"You can see that," Johnson said of Ball, who finished with two triple-doubles in summer league. "If he's getting triple-doubles in the summer league, he is going to get triple-doubles in the regular season. Just like me, when I got here, there was pressure. I was the No. 1 pick [in 1979]. I didn't care about that. I am going to play my game. Lonzo is going to play his game. The great ones do."
Ball said he was "just grateful" that some were comparing him to Kidd, who was an NBA champion, a 10-time All-Star, five-time first-team All-NBA performer, five-time assists leader, three-time All-Defensive selection and co-Rookie of the Year in 1994-95.
Kidd also was considered by many of his peers to be one of his generation's best leaders and competitors.
"He's a legend. That's enough said," Ball said of Kidd. "He was just very fun to watch. Went out there and competed every night and a triple-double threat all the time."
