Lonzo Ball vs. Nene Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nene and Lonzo Ball, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Lonzo Ball played 5 years in the NBA, 12 less than Nene, who played 17. Lonzo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Nene had his rookie season in 2002-03. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Lonzo Ball |
5 |
0 |
2017-18 to 2021-22 |
Nene |
17 |
12 |
2002-03 to 2018-19 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Lonzo Ball |
Nene |
Season |
2017-18 | 2002-03 |
Team |
Los Angeles Lakers | Denver Nuggets |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-Rookie First Team |
All-Rookie Second Team | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lonzo Ball |
52 |
34.2 |
10.2 |
1.3 |
5.6 |
6.9 |
7.2 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
3.9 |
10.8 |
.360 |
1.7 |
5.7 |
.305 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
.451 |
Nene |
80 |
28.2 |
10.5 |
2.6 |
3.5 |
6.1 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
3.7 |
4.0 |
7.7 |
.519 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.5 |
4.3 |
.578 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lonzo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nene |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lonzo Ball |
47 |
30.3 |
9.9 |
1.1 |
4.2 |
5.3 |
5.4 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
3.9 |
9.7 |
.406 |
1.6 |
4.9 |
.329 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
.417 |
Nene |
77 |
32.5 |
11.8 |
2.0 |
4.5 |
6.5 |
2.2 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
2.4 |
3.6 |
4.3 |
8.2 |
.530 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
3.1 |
4.6 |
.682 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lonzo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nene |
5 |
26.6 |
7.8 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
5.0 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
4.4 |
3.2 |
7.2 |
.444 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.4 |
2.6 |
.538 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lonzo Ball |
63 |
32.1 |
11.8 |
1.1 |
5.0 |
6.1 |
7.0 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
3.1 |
2.0 |
4.4 |
10.9 |
.403 |
2.3 |
6.3 |
.375 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
.566 |
Nene |
55 |
23.9 |
9.6 |
1.9 |
4.0 |
5.9 |
1.5 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
7.0 |
.503 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.5 |
3.9 |
.660 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lonzo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nene |
5 |
20.0 |
6.6 |
1.8 |
3.2 |
5.0 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
3.2 |
1.8 |
4.2 |
.429 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.0 |
4.6 |
.652 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lonzo Ball |
55 |
31.8 |
14.6 |
0.6 |
4.2 |
4.8 |
5.7 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
5.3 |
12.7 |
.414 |
3.1 |
8.3 |
.378 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
.781 |
Nene |
1 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lonzo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nene |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lonzo Ball |
35 |
34.6 |
13.0 |
1.0 |
4.4 |
5.4 |
5.1 |
1.8 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
4.6 |
10.9 |
.423 |
3.1 |
7.4 |
.423 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
.750 |
Nene |
64 |
26.8 |
12.2 |
2.3 |
4.7 |
7.0 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
4.6 |
8.1 |
.570 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
3.0 |
4.4 |
.689 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lonzo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nene |
5 |
35.8 |
15.2 |
4.4 |
3.4 |
7.8 |
2.4 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
4.2 |
6.2 |
10.6 |
.585 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.8 |
3.6 |
.778 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lonzo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nene |
16 |
16.6 |
5.3 |
1.9 |
3.6 |
5.4 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
2.9 |
1.8 |
4.4 |
.408 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.7 |
3.1 |
.551 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lonzo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nene |
3 |
10.0 |
4.3 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
1.7 |
3.0 |
.556 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lonzo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nene |
77 |
32.6 |
14.6 |
2.4 |
5.4 |
7.8 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
3.6 |
5.6 |
9.2 |
.604 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.200 |
3.5 |
4.8 |
.723 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lonzo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nene |
16 |
32.8 |
11.5 |
2.3 |
5.2 |
7.5 |
2.6 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
4.1 |
4.3 |
7.9 |
.548 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.9 |
4.4 |
.657 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lonzo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nene |
82 |
33.6 |
13.8 |
2.0 |
5.6 |
7.6 |
2.5 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
3.4 |
5.1 |
8.7 |
.587 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
3.6 |
5.1 |
.704 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lonzo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nene |
5 |
33.8 |
11.4 |
1.6 |
4.2 |
5.8 |
2.2 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
5.8 |
.621 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.2 |
7.2 |
.583 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lonzo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nene |
75 |
30.5 |
14.5 |
1.9 |
5.7 |
7.6 |
2.0 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
3.2 |
5.4 |
8.7 |
.615 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.200 |
3.8 |
5.4 |
.711 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lonzo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nene |
5 |
32.4 |
14.2 |
2.8 |
6.2 |
9.0 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
3.4 |
4.4 |
9.2 |
.478 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
5.4 |
9.6 |
.563 |
|
Season 10 |
|
Lonzo Ball |
Nene |
Season |
- | 2011-12 |
Team |
- | Denver Nuggets, Washington Wizards |
Honors & Awards |
| |
Playoffs |
- | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lonzo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nene |
39 |
28.5 |
13.7 |
1.6 |
5.8 |
7.5 |
2.1 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
5.4 |
10.1 |
.537 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.9 |
4.3 |
.673 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lonzo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nene |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Season 11 |
|
Lonzo Ball |
Nene |
Season |
- | 2012-13 |
Team |
- | Washington Wizards |
Honors & Awards |
| |
Playoffs |
- | Did Not Play |
more >>
Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lonzo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nene |
61 |
27.2 |
12.6 |
1.7 |
5.0 |
6.7 |
2.9 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
4.7 |
9.7 |
.480 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
3.2 |
4.4 |
.729 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lonzo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nene |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lonzo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nene |
53 |
29.4 |
14.2 |
1.2 |
4.3 |
5.5 |
2.9 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
3.1 |
5.6 |
11.2 |
.503 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.200 |
2.9 |
5.0 |
.583 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lonzo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nene |
10 |
32.5 |
13.7 |
0.8 |
4.5 |
5.3 |
2.6 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
1.7 |
3.6 |
6.4 |
13.8 |
.464 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.9 |
2.6 |
.346 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lonzo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nene |
67 |
25.3 |
11.0 |
1.3 |
3.9 |
5.1 |
1.8 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
4.6 |
9.0 |
.511 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.200 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
.604 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lonzo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nene |
10 |
25.7 |
7.9 |
2.5 |
4.1 |
6.6 |
1.5 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
7.6 |
.447 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.1 |
2.3 |
.478 |
|
Season 14 |
|
Lonzo Ball |
Nene |
Season |
- | 2015-16 |
Team |
- | Washington Wizards |
Honors & Awards |
| |
Playoffs |
- | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lonzo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nene |
57 |
19.2 |
9.2 |
0.9 |
3.6 |
4.5 |
1.7 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
2.7 |
3.7 |
6.7 |
.544 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.9 |
3.2 |
.578 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lonzo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nene |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lonzo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nene |
67 |
17.9 |
9.1 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
4.2 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
2.4 |
3.7 |
5.9 |
.617 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.333 |
1.7 |
2.9 |
.589 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lonzo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nene |
9 |
17.9 |
10.0 |
1.2 |
3.4 |
4.7 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
2.7 |
4.0 |
5.7 |
.706 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.0 |
3.4 |
.581 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lonzo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nene |
52 |
14.6 |
6.5 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
3.4 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
4.6 |
.569 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.3 |
2.1 |
.636 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lonzo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nene |
11 |
9.7 |
2.8 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
.600 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.6 |
1.0 |
.636 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lonzo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nene |
42 |
13.0 |
3.6 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
2.1 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
.517 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
.660 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Lonzo Ball |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nene |
7 |
7.6 |
3.9 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.0 |
1.3 |
.778 |