News: 1 day agoBall (illness) notched 14 points (4-13 FG, 3-9 3Pt, 3-5 FT), four rebounds and four assists across 30 minutes during Thursday's 113-111 overtime loss to the Knicks.
Spin: Ball missed each of the Bulls' last four games before the All-Star break, first due to knee injury management and then due to a bout with influenza. After getting some extended recovery time, Ball was good to go for the Bulls' first game out of the break, taking back in the starting five while seeing his most playing time of the season. Ball has now started in nine straight contests and is averaging 9.7 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 2.3 three-pointers, 1.0 steals and 0.3 blocks in 25.9 minutes per game during that stretch.