The Rockets will get their first look at Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson on Sunday, with Williamson playing his sixth game, and just his second on the road, after missing the season’s first two meetings with the Rockets.
Williamson has averaged 19.2 points and 7.8 rebounds in just 25 minutes per game. He is making 62.5 percent of his shots after scoring 24 points on 9 of 15 shooting Friday against the Grizzlies. Though he generated a great deal of attention for going 4 for 4 on 3s in his debut, Williamson is 34 of 50 from within five feet of the rim and has grabbed the offensive rebound on 10 of his 24 missed shots.