Last night was a very rough Sunday night for Los Angeles Lakers rising star rookie point guard Lonzo Ball, and the critics rightfully jumped all over his lackluster performance against the Houston Rockets.

In 22 minutes of action, Ball did not make any of his four shot attempts on the night and finished with just two points, three assists, two steals, and one rebound.

Ball is clearly still having his share of struggles adjusting to the pace of professional basketball, but the continued development of his shot should pay off much sooner than later.

In an interview with Sam Amick of USA TODAY Sports, Ball opened up about his transition from his freshman year at UCLA to the NBA.

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“UCLA helped me just because coach (Steve) Alford played in the NBA, so it was kind of like the stuff we do now, but this stuff is amped up more,” Ball said.

Ball also noted the difference between the amount of film study at the college level compared to the rigorous process of preparing for a back-to-back.

“We watched film, but here it’s a little bit more. We’re on the planes with iPads all the time, like last night for example (after the Denver game). It’s a back-to-back, and you get on the plane and you’ve got two hours to get on your iPad and you’ve got to watch the Houston film and then you’ve got shoot-around and you’re right back at it. The turnaround is a lot faster than it was in college,” Ball said.

In 23 starts this season for the Lakers, Ball is currently averaging 8.7 points, 7.0 assists, 6.9 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game in 32.9 minutes of action per contest.