After defeating the Phoenix Suns in both of their past clashes this past week, the New Orleans Pelicans suffered a tough loss on Saturday night. Despite leading the contest by as much as 24 points, the Pelicans lost. All thanks to Devin Booker’s 58-point outburst, Monty Williams’ boys managed to upset Zion Williamson and co. with a final scoreline of 118-114.
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“Zanos”, who has been playing some of the best basketball of his career lately, went to record a 2nd straight 30-point game. Apart from scoring 30 points on 80% shooting from the field, the southpaw managed to record out 9 assists and collect 3 boards.
And aside from flushing down several dunks and dishing out several gorgeous assists, the 22-year-old even had one absolutely sensational defensive play that left the 17,000+ supporters at the Footprint Center in awe.
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NBA Twitter reacts to Williamson’s unreal block
Late in the 4th quarter of the Suns-Pelicans bout, Josh Okogie received the ball at the corner. Okogie, who was fairly open, attempted a 3-point attempt. Just as the PHX guard shot the ball, Zion sprung up, took a massive leap, and swatted the ball, sending it out of bounds.
Here, have a look at Zion’s athletic play.
Zion Williamson is so athletic man!
He got WAY UP for this block on Josh Okogie pic.twitter.com/EqEELLSaSS
— ’ (@_Talkin_NBA) December 18, 2022
NBA Twitter was fast enough to draw comparisons to the block Williamson himself recorded during his Duke days.
De’Andre Hunter block vibes.
— Austin Robert (@Rowbear32) December 18, 2022
Zion recreating his Block from Duke, DAMN. pic.twitter.com/d2WsY0KuwK
— HTB ♨️ (@HenryTheBlasian) December 18, 2022
Zion is an alien pic.twitter.com/kdjCp7sAYN
— Slightly Biased (@BiasedSlightly) December 18, 2022
DUKE ZION BYKE! https://t.co/ANRaWRGBGG
— Zion Wontiamson (@JDub9911) December 18, 2022
Zion Williamson rejected De’Andre Hunter’s shot attempt in 2019
Zion was a beast during his days in Duke. The man has one of the craziest highlight mixes in college basketball history. Apart from breaking down several rims, the 6-foot-6 forward also has one of the most memorable defensive plays – blocking De’Andre Hunter’s shot attempt.
During the Duke-Virginia clash, Hunter seemed to be wide open in the corner. As he attempted a 3-point shot with 4:32 minutes remaining in the clash, Williamson covered almost 25 feet, rose, and sent the ball flying into the stands.
While Zion is a dominant offensive prodigy, no one can underestimate his defensive abilities. And this highlight is a gentle reminder of what he can do on the other end.
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