Coming off a monumental 45-point win against the short-handed Golden State Warriors, the New Orleans Pelicans started off their 2-game road trip at the AT&T Center. A one-sided affair that was dominated by Zion Williamson and co., start to finish, resulting in a 129-110 win over the Spurs.
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It was a big night by Brandon Ingram (17-point, 10-assist double-double), Jonas Valanciunas (22-point, 10-rebound double-double), and Devonte Graham (21 points off the bench). However, it was Williamson who showed out, with his most dominant performance of the 2022-23 season.
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NBA Twitter reacts as Williamson goes off vs the Spurs
Despite recently coming off an injury that forced him to miss 3 games, Zion seemed healthier than ever. Bouncing back from a 9-point performance in his previous outing, the former Duke Blue Devil was absolutely sensational tonight.
In the 26:39 minutes that “Zanos” was on the floor, the 22-year-old put up 32 points and 11 rebounds on 77.8% shooting from the field.
Let’s be fr… they just could not stop this man tonight🫡#Pelicans | @Gatorade pic.twitter.com/pH46Aio053
— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) November 24, 2022
As soon as the NOLA youngster stuffed the stat sheet, NBA Twitter blew up with reactions.
It is just preposterous watching Zion Williamson play basketball. The combo of size, quickness, handles and touch doesn’t seem humanly attainable.
— Matthew Tynan (@Matthew_Tynan) November 24, 2022
Zion Williamson (30-10 after 3 quarters) to the Spurspic.twitter.com/fiHt3k4SsT
— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) November 24, 2022
Trying to guard Zion Williamson pic.twitter.com/hH4hO9PQn6
— Evan Saacks (@evansaacks) November 24, 2022
Larry Nance Jr. also hyped up his teammate with a hilarious reaction on Twitter.
Game Recap: pic.twitter.com/iGXquYR1gF
— Larry Nance Jr (@Larrydn22) November 24, 2022
Zion Williamson sets several new records
The 6-foot-7 forward’s 5th career 30/10 game was memorable, to say the least.
Williamson joined the likes of Patrick Ewing, Shaquille O’Neal, Joel Embiid, and a few others to become only the 9th player in history to record at least 32 points and 11 rebounds in 26 minutes.
Furthermore, as he was shooting the ball at high efficiency, the 284-pound beast recorded his 8th game with 30 points and 75% FG – the most in NOLA history.
Also, from @ESPNStatsInfo:
– Zion Williamson had 28 paint points – tied for the most anyone has had in a game this season.
– It’s his 8th game with 30 points and 75 FG% shooting – most in Pelicans history. https://t.co/txXRnRu1TS
— Andrew Lopez (@_Andrew_Lopez) November 24, 2022
Currently averaging 23.1 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game this season, Zion has been instrumental. Alongside BI and CJ McCollum, this All-Star is also a huge reason behind the Pelicans being 4th in the Western Conference standings.
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