{"id":25069,"date":"2025-01-11T17:25:49","date_gmt":"2025-01-11T17:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=25069"},"modified":"2025-01-11T17:25:49","modified_gmt":"2025-01-11T17:25:49","slug":"breaking-lonzo-ball-makes-strong-zach-lavine-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=25069","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Lonzo Ball Makes Strong Zach LaVine Statement"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_fa2dan9p7\">The Chicago Bulls have found their rhythm recently, winning five of their last seven games, including a commanding 138-105 win over the Washington Wizards on Friday.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_db01ju9kk\">The Bulls were led by star guard Zach LaVine, who dropped 33 points on 14-21 shooting. The two-time All-Star has now dropped 30+ points in five consecutive games, a dominant run for the 29-year-old guard who many people wrote off in the offseason.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_2x30u1qrp\">LaVine is proving to the league that he is an absolute stud, and making many teams regret not trading for him when his value was at a low point over the summer.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_2x30u1qrp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3451,h_2300,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_620,ar_3:2,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/bulls_news\/01jh9wt5d7mbxg23m4c6.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-mm-id=\"_h38iqza2m\">\n<p>Jan 10, 2025; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine (8) scores against the Washington Wizards during the first half at United Center. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images \/ Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_gupj9jgw6\">Bulls guard Lonzo Ball hyped up his All-Star teammate with a bold claim following their 33-point home win over the Wizards.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_ugkmgjixd\">&#8220;Probably the best shooting guard I&#8217;ve ever played with, to be honest,&#8221; Ball said about LaVine. &#8220;I&#8217;m just happy he&#8217;s still here man. It&#8217;s a privilege to play with him and he knows I&#8217;ll line up with him against anybody.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_xwg93fqdq\">.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"style_1y6if9u-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_pcnm8caw1\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1877929398030008353&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fnba%2Fbulls%2Fnews%2Flonzo-ball-makes-strong-zach-lavine-statement-01jh9w3n6h7s&amp;sessionId=61f78232d395c42463662332110b755fb57fe488&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1877929398030008353\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_6qzb7ewjt\">Ball has not played with a long list of star shooting guards, so LaVine being the best he has teamed up with is not an exaggeration. 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