Career best, four games

Ball has the best four-game stretch of his career

LaMelo Ball averaged 24.8 points and 7.5 assists over four games from March 17 to 24, shooting 34 for 70, and the Hornets went 4-⁠0.

By Performance Score the four add up to +32.8, the best four-game stretch of his 295 games.

The best of them was 20 points and 8 assists against Sacramento on March 24, +9.4. He went 6 for 11 at the rim, 7 for 11 in the paint and 20 for 47 from 3. His 88 points from the field came on 70 shots, 12.8 more than the league scores from the same zones. Moussa Diabaté set up 4 of his 34 baskets.

His old best four, +32.0, came Jan. 26 to Feb. 2, 2022: 27.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 8.5 assists a game, 2-⁠2.

The four games

Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
March 17, 2026vs MIA	W 136-106	33	30	6	13	1	0	11-22	4-12	4-5	5	+32	+7.7
March 19, 2026vs ORL	W 130-111	20	20	6	5	3	1	7-13	3-8	3-3	3	+12	+8.8
March 21, 2026vs MEM	W 124-101	29	29	3	4	3	1	9-19	7-14	4-5	3	+12	+6.9
March 24, 2026vs SAC	W 134-90	23	20	6	8	2	0	7-16	6-13	0-0	0	+32	+9.4
Four games	4-0	105	99	21	30	9	2	34-70	20-47	11-13	11	+88	+32.8

PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.

His shots, all four games

His shots: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange. Click any shot for the play.

LaMelo Ball

99 PTS · 34-70 FG · 20-47 3P · 11-13 FT

34-70 FG 48.6%20-47 3P 42.6%

88 points from the field on 70 shots: 12.8 more than the league scores from the same zones.

By zone, against the league
Zone	FG	%	League
At the rim	6-11	54.5%	67%
In the paint	7-11	63.6%	45%
Mid-range	1-1	100.0%	42%
Corner 3	1-4	25.0%	39%
Above-the-break 3	19-43	44.2%	35%

His old best four

Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
Jan. 26, 2022at IND	W 158-126	38	29	10	13	1	1	11-16	3-4	4-5	4	+45	+13.0
Jan. 28, 2022vs LAL	W 117-114	34	20	7	2	1	1	7-18	2-8	4-6	1	+21	−1.5
Jan. 30, 2022vs LAC	L 90-115	38	23	5	10	2	0	8-19	1-6	6-6	0	−6	+6.9
Feb. 2, 2022at BOS	L 107-113	39	38	6	9	2	0	12-24	4-10	10-13	3	−13	+13.7
Four games	2-2	149	110	28	34	6	2	38-77	10-28	24-30	8	+47	+32.0

His shots: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange. Click any shot for the play.

LaMelo Ball

110 PTS · 38-77 FG · 10-28 3P · 24-30 FT

38-77 FG 49.4%10-28 3P 35.7%

86 points from the field on 77 shots: 4.7 more than the league scores from the same zones.

By zone, against the league
Zone	FG	%	League
At the rim	11-22	50.0%	65%
In the paint	13-18	72.2%	43%
Mid-range	4-9	44.4%	41%
Corner 3	3-7	42.9%	38%
Above-the-break 3	7-21	33.3%	35%