It’s been a long time since we’ve seen Zion Williamson show the muscles… Last night, the former number 1 of the Draft took advantage of the arrival of the Spurs to combine 32 points and 11 rebounds, and after a bulldozer basket which sent Jeremy Sochan to the ground, he showed his impressive biceps . Or rather his impressive biceps since he was content to show the left to the rookie from San Antonio.
“Zion was a monster from start to finish” summarizes Willie Green, the coach of the Pelicans. “He led the game. He served his teammates. He took advantage of the shifts. Defensively, I think he was very solid tonight. He was in the right places. He communicated. It changed on the screens. All the things we work on. »
Eleven baskets in a row without any misses!
His small foot injury is already forgotten and Williamson is on the same wavelength as Jose Alvarado when it comes to attacking the defense and shoving opponents. After only five minutes, the match was folded with formidable efficiency from the Pelicans, like the Zion-Valanciunas tandem: 54 points on just 29 shots.
The interior All-Star will increase in power over the match, and he will plant his last eleven shots! ” It’s impressive “ recognizes his coach. ” His speed, power and ability to finish in the circle despite contact are impressive to behold. He keeps getting better. »
On the player side, we are obviously delighted to find his best level. The Pelicans superstar is coming off an off season, and there was this little foot scare… “In defense, I’m starting to find my movements, to see and feel the game better” does he react. “I was happy with the previous game, and in this game it affected my attack”.
At the end of the match, he was entitled to the honors of the interview on the floor, and the journalist asked him what was his favorite dish for Thanksgiving. “You are trying to trap me” he smiled. “Whatever my answer, social media will laugh at me. So I will not comment! »
| Zion Williamson | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 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 | 12 | 32 | 56.0 | 50.0 | 71.8 | 1.9 | 4.1 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 22.3 |
| Total | 97 | 32 | 59.9 | 35.2 | 68.7 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 6.8 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 25.3 | |
