Before diving into everything that went wrong, first a look at something that went right. This play came after the onslaught from the Clippers to open the game. The Pelicans slowly worked their way back into the game before this sequence.
This sequence sees Lonzo Ball use a ball screen from Derrick Favors after clearing out that side of the floor. His defender goes under the screen, as many do against him, and he calmly steps back and knocks down the three.
Ball screens have been a far more common action for Ball this season than last and have comprised more of his offensive possessions. He has not been particularly efficient with those possessions but it shows a glaring area he needs to improve.
Against Utah, Ball had a pair of missed open shots coming off screens late in the game. Teams that play drop coverage leave plenty of opportunities to punish them either in the mid-range or from three depending on how the defender handles the screen.
Specific to Ball, on jumpers coming off of screens this year, he’s shooting just 32.6% from the field, ranking him in the 36th percentile. Navigating pick and roll situations is a particularly glaring weakness for Ball and one that should be a focus of his moving forward.