Zion Williamson packed enough excitement for an entire night into one quarter Wednesday, but it wasn’t quite enough for New Orleans to get what the No. 1 pick wanted most in his NBA debut: a victory.
After scoring five points through three quarters, Williamson drained four straight three-pointers in the fourth and tallied 17 consecutive New Orleans points, lifting the Pelicans back into the hunt. Three-point shooting isn’t exactly what the high-flying Williamson is known for, but during a furious fourth-period rally, he fired up the Smoothie King Center crowd with a barrage of long-distance buckets.
IT WAS OVER WHEN…
Jrue Holiday’s very deep three-pointer from straightway bounced off the back of the rim and San Antonio collected the defensive rebound, then dribbled out the final few seconds of a road victory.