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Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram can score, but now they're starting to lead on defense, too

For New Orleans Pelicans coach Stan Van Gundy, what he saw from Zion Williamson on Wednesday night was unlike anything he'd seen from the 20-year-old so far this season.

"I told Zion at the end of the game that it was by far his best game of the year if we're taking both ends of the floor," Van Gundy said following New Orleans' 123-101 win over the Phoenix Suns.

"That was by far his best defense I have seen him play. He covered a lot of ground. He worked really hard.