Zion Williamson

Williamson scored 14 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter capped by sinking two free throws to put the Pels up by one with 33.1 seconds left in regulation ...

[Game Recaps](/nba/game-recaps.php) - NBA - MLB Williamson is averaging 22.8 points, 7.4 rebounds, and 4.2 assists this season and when he has been on the court he has rewarded fantasy managers who paid his steep early-round price. [Pelicans Correspondent](/nba/team-news.php?team=NOR) [Luke Monaldo](/news/correspondents/luke-monaldo.php)

On Wednesday night, Zion Williams and the New Orleans Pelicans fell short against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in an overtime thriller.

In 90 career games, Williamson is averaging 25.6 points and 7.0 rebounds. Similar to James, Williamson entered the NBA with unfair expectations. 1 pick is going to be great for a long time.

LeBron James and the Lakers are on a two-game winning streak and all seems right with the world. Of course, Skip Bayless has a gripe.

And the Pels out-gagged him, needing only one free throw to win, missing both. And he was at LeBron James’ neck for not making shots down the stretch. The talk of the town, however, is Skip Bayless’ incessant rant. A flurry of drives helped the Lakers snatch the win. The former And instead, it was the new recruits who impressed. James wasn’t great in terms of shooting tonight. Now, it’s as if all is right. [November 3, 2022] Only 7 games into the season, they are 2-5. The Lakers look joyous when they play now. They won their second game in a row and in doing so, they now have a better record than the Brooklyn Nets.

LeBron James commended Zion Williamson during a post-game press conference. James had nothing but respect for Williamson as the New Orleans Pelicans nearly ...

Despite their lack of a true big man in their lineup, the Lakers are a great defensive team. [Lonnie Walker IV](https://www.sportskeeda.com/player/lonnie-walker-iv) played a huge role for the Lakers last night in becoming their player of the game. The LA Lakers beat the New Orleans Pelicans 120-117 in overtime. [LA Lakers](https://www.sportskeeda.com/team/los-angeles-lakers) secured a victory over the New Orleans Pelicans last night. "Zion is on the verge of being great, and he's going to be great in this league for a long time," James said. The game ended in a 120-117 win for the Lakers.

Williamson was up to his typical dominant ways in the first of four meetings between the Lakers and Pelicans this season, impacting the game as a scorer and ...

The fact that James has just about seen and done it all over the course of his career adds more meaning to his assertion that Williamson is unlike anything we have ever seen. Following the game, James spoke at length about Williamson's offseason physical transformation, while drawing on a number of Hall of Famers in an attempt to define just why the 22-year-old is such a special player. It's the same thing I heard for so many years with (Manu) Ginobili … If anyone knows about what sustained greatness looks like, it's James. "He's in great shape right now — a great talent, someone we've never seen," James said of Williamson. There's certain talents in our league that you've never seen before"