Lonzo Ball is living up to the hype of the Kentucky-UCLA matchup. No doubt he has shown flashes of why NBA scouts are drooling over the freshman phenom. Perhaps no better example of that was this Steph Curry- like, step-back 3-pointer he nailed to end the first half.
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He took advantage of a matchup against Kentucky big man Bam Adebayo and put the Bruins up by four at the break. Ball is proving his hot 3-point shooting this season hasn't been a fluke -- he's willing to take the big shot in a big environment like Rupp Arena.