Pelicans' Zion Williamson scores 22 with 7 boards over 18 minutes in debut
New Orleans Pelicans small forward Zion Williamson scored 22 points (8-of-11 field goals, 2-of-4 free throws) with 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 3-pointers, and 5 turnovers in 18.3 minutes of a 121-117 loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday.
What It Means:
Williamson turned it all the way up in the fourth quarter after recording just 5 points with 4 turnovers over the first three frames. He ripped off 17 straight points in the fourth, including all 4 of his triples. The top overall pick never made more than 3 3-pointers in any game at Duke. Williamson will be on a minutes limit again on Friday against the Denver Nuggets.
Zion scored 29.9 FanDuel points on Wednesday. numberFire's models project him for 11.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 0.9 steals, and 1.4 triples per game over the rest of the season.
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