{"id":162030,"date":"2018-07-20T06:04:15","date_gmt":"2018-07-20T13:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bilcomprd.wpengine.com\/?p=162030"},"modified":"2023-06-12T14:33:00","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T21:33:00","slug":"liangelo-lamelo-ball-attempted-a-total-of-89-shots-in-latest-jba-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/liangelo-lamelo-ball-attempted-a-total-of-89-shots-in-latest-jba-game\/","title":{"rendered":"LiAngelo & LaMelo Ball Attempted A Total of 89 Shots In Latest JBA Game!"},"content":{"rendered":"

https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Blbep38FjgN<\/p>\n

Last week, the big story out of the JBA League wasn't LiAngelo Ball putting up a 53-point triple-double<\/a> in his Los Angeles debut but the actions of a JBA coach putting his hands on a player<\/a> while threatening and cursing at him during the game. When asked about the coach by Fox 5 DC, Lavar Ball said the situation is being handled internally and seemed annoyed the media would rather talk about this instead of the Wilt-like numbers his sons had.<\/p>\n

Via USA Today<\/a>
\n\u201cWe\u2019re gonna do what we need to do. It\u2019s just the intensity of the game. It\u2019s not like the guy has a bad character of beating up kids or something like that. But my sons just scored 171 points. Both of them had triple-doubles. Nobody talking about the positive. So you looking for anything negative about the JBA \u2026 I\u2019m not saying, \u2018OK, this guy. He\u2019s not swinging or nothing like that.\u2019 He\u2019s just very intense. It just happened at a bad moment. It\u2019s part of the game. But it\u2019s nothing like sending guys to the military at 18. You don\u2019t think they\u2019re cussing at those guys?\u201d<\/p>\n

When asked if a coach had done the same thing to one of his sons, LaVar said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d knock him out. How\u2019s that? Violence shall be met with violence \u2026 Like I said, I\u2019m not condoning this at all.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Friday, the JBA took their show to Dallas and played a game that made recent NBA All-Star games look like the 2005 NBA Finals between the Pistons and Spurs; The LA team beat Atlanta 170 to 123 behind 48-point games by Melo and Gelo. Melo also had 24 rebounds (!?) and 14 assists (!?), while Gelo ONLY had 16 boards with 8 dimes. And here's the stat that's really going to blow you away: the brothers attempted a total of 89 shots!<\/p>\n

LaMelo Ball: 48 PTS (18-35 FG, 7-18 3PT, 5-5 FT)
\nLiAngelo Ball: 48 PTS (19-54 FG, 5-24 3PT, 5-9 FT)<\/p>\n

FYI, there's only been four instances of a player in the NBA attempting 50+ shots and three of those four games were basically 60-point games against real professional players.<\/p>\n

Wilt Chamberlain: 63 PTS (27-58 FG)
\nKobe Bryant: 60 PTS (22-50 FG)
\nWilt Chamberlain: 59 PTS (25-50 FG)
\nRick Barry: 48 PTS (17-50 FG)<\/p>\n

Despite the brothers putting up the ball that many times, their teammate Niles Malone was still able to get off 28 shots (made 11) for his 32 points. Atlanta got a team-high 41 points (19-39 FG) from Corey Boyd.<\/p>\n

Here's the jaw-dropping box score from the game followed by video evidence.<\/p>\n

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liangelo had 48 points on 54 shots ??? pic.twitter.com\/w1BS3dc15W<\/a><\/p>\n

— trey (@TreyfromNY) July 20, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n