A return to the Smoothie King Center wasn’t enough to get the New Orleans Pelicans back on the winning track. Big games from Zion Williamson and Trey Murphy weren’t enough either. A night CJ McCollum entered the franchise record books wasn't enough either.
The frustration is boiling over for the New Orleans Pelicans during their current 12-34 record on the season. It culminated during the fourth quarter when Pelic
Riding a four-game win streak, the Memphis Grizzlies head into a matchup on Friday against the New Orleans Pelicans, who have also won four straight. Even with their active win streak, the Pelicans are just 12-32 on the season, mainly due to getting hit with a massive injury bug.
The Pelicans fell to the Hornets in blow out fashion on Saturday night, but Zion Williamson was happy to return to action.
P.J. Washington scored 25 points, making all four of his 3-point attempts in the fourth quarter, and Kyrie Irving added 25 points and six assists as the Dallas Mavericks outlasted the New Orleans Pelicans 137-136.
The Pelicans' social media account posted a photo of Zion Williamson during practice, which sparked an unexpected wave of fan reactions.
Poor shooting by the Pelicans proved costly, as they wrapped up a road trip with inaccuracy from the three-point stripe and foul line. Zion Williamson was the lone New Orleans offensive player to produce an above average shooting performance, again ...
Zion Williamson has been ruled out for Friday night's Pelicans-Grizzlies game "due to return to play reconditioning from illness."
The New Orleans Pelicans have been in trade rumors all season, and recent comments by Zion Williamson may be a sign to trade him.
The New Orleans Pelicans continue to deal with significant injuries to key players ahead of their game against the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Pelicans forward Zion Williamson has been ruled out for Friday night’s game at the Memphis Grizzlies. Williamson sat out Monday night’s victory over Utah with a non-COVID illness and New Orleans announced on Thursday that he would remain out on Friday “due to return to play reconditioning from illness.”