Zion Williamson shone brilliantly by scoring 40 points and recovering 11 boards against the Los Angeles Lakers in the Play-In game, but the New Orleans Pelicans could not overshadow LeBron James and company to stay in seventh place in the Western Conference. Now, the team coached by Willie Green must look for eighth place in the conference against the Sacramento Kings sin Williamson.
The Pelicans announced that the first overall pick in the 2019 Draft suffered a torn hamstring in his left leg during the fourth quarter of the game against the Lakers and will be re-evaluated in two weeks and will miss the game against the Kings. . The winning team will face the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round of the playoffs.
In the hypothetical scenario in which the Pelicans advance to the postseason, it is almost impossible for Zion to be back to play against OKC. Based on the NBA schedule, Game 7 against the Thunder is scheduled for May 5.
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The Pelicans’ most used quintet without Zion Williamson
Williamson had his best season in the NBA in terms of availability as he participated in 70 of the 82 regular season games; In the first four years he only played 114. In addition, he recorded averages of 22.9 points, 5.8 rebounds and 5.0 assists.
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Four of the five quintets with the most minutes this season included Williamson. However, the only one in which the Duke graduate was not a part has a differential of +16 points per 100 possessions. The group of players is made up of Brandon Ingram, Herb Jones, CJ McCoullum, Trey Murphy and Jonas Valanciunas and they were together for 108:54 minutes.
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2024-04-17 19:50:15
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