Updated January 20, 2022 4:12 p.m. EST
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BOSTON — The carnival ride known as LaMelo Ball was slowing to a merciful crawl with 7.3 seconds left Wednesday when a teammate informed him that he was painfully close to his fourth career triple-double.
Ball is the hyperactive force who powers the Charlotte Hornets, and as soon as he learned that he needed one more rebound — just one more! — he cranked up the engine, chased down the final errant shot that the Boston Celtics had tossed up and left for the visiting locker room with his stat sheet officially stuffed.