Still full of sweat, a few seconds after the end of the meeting, Zion Williamson must explain his excellent second half against the Clippers. “I am a competitor. I want to win. It's that simple. »
Simple as a change of mentality. More in the creation of the game in the first period (11 points), the interior of the Pelicans attacked Ivica Zubac again and again at the start of the third quarter, before concluding the latter with a basket at the buzzer after having gone up the whole field . Result: 16 points at 7/7 on the shoot.
The match was tense and defensive and the former All-Star had the key to unlocking things. “I try to let my teammates know that I'm here, that I'm with them. Whether it's throwing myself to the ground on defense, passing or scoring”, he explains facing the pressure that increases with the arrival of spring. “We are reaching this stage of the season”he adds, he who has never played a playoff match yet.
Zion Williamson finishes this game, important in the standings, with 34 points at 14/21 shooting, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 interceptions. It's one of the best matches of his season, quite simply. “It’s great to have him on the floor and see him play at this level”rejoices his coach Willie Green.
For Tyronn Lue, it's already less pleasant. “In the three games the Pelicans won against us, he dominated”explains the Californian coach. “He always knew how to take control at the end of the match. »
| Zion Williamson | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2019-20 | NOP | 24 | 28 | 58.3 | 42.9 | 64.0 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 6.3 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 22.5 |
| 2020-21 | NOP | 61 | 33 | 61.1 | 29.4 | 69.8 | 2.7 | 4.5 | 7.2 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 27.0 |
| 2022-23 | NOP | 29 | 33 | 60.8 | 36.8 | 71.4 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 26.0 |
| 2023-24 | NOP | 54 | 31 | 57.8 | 35.7 | 69.7 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 22.3 |
| Total | 168 | 32 | 59.7 | 34.6 | 69.3 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 6.6 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 24.7 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
