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When Zion Williamson is on a roll, he is one of the most difficult players to stop in the entire association. Possessing an incredible combination of size, strength, and athleticism, Williamson is one of the most physically imposing forwards in the league, and the Minnesota Timberwolves figured that out the hard way on Wednesday night. […]

Zion Williamson put the Minnesota Timberwolves defense to the sword all night long with a career-best 43-point effort that included a nasty poster jam over Rudy Gobert, and D’Angelo Russell was none too pleased about the New Orleans Pelicans forward’s explosion. One sequence in particular drew Russell’s ire. With the Pelicans down by two, 116-114, […]

Zion Williamson put the New Orleans Pelicans on his back and carried his team to a 119-118 victory Wednesday night at home against the Minnesota Timberwolves. After the game, Williamson revealed that it was his teammate, CJ McCollum, who really fired him up before taking over in the second half. Zion stepped up to the […]

Zion Williamson is unstoppable. He proved as much as he took over in the New Orleans Pelicans’ thrilling win against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday. Naturally, the whole NBA world is in awe of what Williamson just did. Not only did he score 43 points in the game, but he actually scored the team’s last […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves shipped a boatload of picks and assets to the Utah Jazz in exchange for Rudy Gobert for one reason: rim protection. A three-time Defensive Player of the Year award winner, Gobert is a one-man defensive system onto himself (despite struggling a bit this season). Nevertheless, Gobert didn’t emerge as the defensive force […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves (16-18) visit the New Orleans Pelicans (21-12) on Wednesday night. Action tips off at 8:10 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Timberwolves-Pelicans prediction and pick. Minnesota has lost three consecutive games and since dropped to 11th place in the Western Conference. The Timberwolves are 13-21 against the […]

New Orleans Pelicans’ star Zion Williamson said he will likely play against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday, per Andrew Lopez. “I gotta play. I sat on the sideline enough last year,” Williamson said, per Lopez. Lopez added that Williamson said he’s feeling great now after missing New Orleans’ game against the Indiana Pacers. Pelicans’ head […]

The Indiana Pacers (17-16) visit the New Orleans Pelicans (20-12) on Monday night. Action tips off at 8:10 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Pacers-Pelicans prediction and pick. Indiana has won three of their last five games to bump them into eighth place in the Eastern Conference. The Pacers are […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are keeping things rolling without Zion Williamson. The superstar forward has been out for a couple of games due to the health and safety protocols. New Orleans has done well to keep things afloat even without their star. However, with a matchup against the feisty Indiana Pacers on the horizon, fans […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have managed to win two straight games without Zion Williamson while he was in health and safety protocols. Williamson is due back on Monday against the Indiana Pacers, but the Pelicans depth has shown in these two wins. In the second of those two wins on Friday against the Oklahoma City […]

Zion Williamson has missed the last two games for the New Orleans Pelicans due to being placed in the NBA’s health and safety protocols. But he is on track to return to the lineup on Monday against the Indiana Pacers as per Andrew Lopez of ESPN. Zion Williamson is no longer listed on the Pelicans’ […]

New Orleans Pelicans shooting guard CJ McCollum knows talent when he sees it. The veteran recently dropped a truth bomb on teammate and young superstar Zion Williamson, per Andscape. “You’re starting to see Zion unleashed. I’m not going to say it’s his best form because he’s 22, he’s going to get better. But this is […]

The New Orleans Pelicans (19-12) visit the Oklahoma City Thunder (14-18) on Friday night. Action tips off at 8:10 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Pelicans-Thunder prediction and pick. New Orleans snapped a four-game skid in their last outing to keep them in third place in the Western Conference. The Pelicans […]

The New Orleans Pelicans may have been without Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram on Thursday against the San Antonio Spurs, but they still had CJ McCollum. The Pelicans guard put up 40 points, grabbed eight rebounds and dished out nine assists in the 126-117 win, placing him alongside former Pelicans Anthony Davis, DeMarcus Cousins and […]

The San Antonio Spurs (10-20) visit the New Orleans Pelicans (18-12) on Thursday night. Action tips off at 8 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Spurs-Pelicans prediction and pick. San Antonio has lost two of their last three games to drop them to 14th in the Western Conference. The Spurs are […]

There may be no better time to bring joy towards others’ lives than in December. The holiday spirit is in full effect, and it’s always great to be blessed with gifts that could serve as validation over what had been a year of hardships and tribulations. Thus, it’s no surprise when New Orleans Pelicans guard […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have recently fallen back down to earth after what was a scorching run that took them all the way to the top of the Western Conference. Since then, they have lost four straight games and have been knocked all the way down to fourth in the West. Zion Williamson and the […]

At this point, it remains unclear when Brandon Ingram will be able to return to the lineup for the New Orleans Pelicans. The 25-year-old recently suffered a setback on his road to recovery from a sprain on his big left toe which further delayed his return to action. Right now, the Pels have yet to […]

The return of Zion Williamson may have taken the New Orleans Pelicans to an entirely different level, but it has severed Jonas Valanciunas’ involvement in the offense. However, at least for one night, Valanciunas staked his claim for a higher place in the Pelicans’ offensive hierarchy with an incredible scoring night, against the second-ranked defense […]

Zion Williamson is a monster for the New Orleans Hornets. The star forward has been lighting it up in his first healthy season in the NBA. All the hype surrounding him has been fully validated. There’s no better example of that than his performance on Saturday, when he notched a feat that no one, save […]

Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker doesn’t forget those who wronged him and his team. That much is clear after he helped the Arizona franchise destroy Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday. Remember early this December when Zion threw down a 360 dunk on the Suns in the closing seconds of the Pelicans’ […]

Devin Booker is the biggest reason why the Phoenix Suns were able to beat the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday, but he emphasized he shouldn’t be given the credit alone. The Suns erased a massive 24-point deficit in the third quarter to turn things around and win 118-114, and as Booker said, he couldn’t have […]

The Phoenix Suns and the New Orleans Pelicans have already faced each other a total of three times this season, so far. Suns head coach Monty Williams dreads meetings with New Orleans in large part because of the presence of Zion Williamson, whom Williams believes is the hardest individual matchup in the NBA today. “Toughest cover […]

Who thought the New Orleans Pelicans would be the top seed in the Western Conference? From eighth seed last season without Zion Williamson, New Orleans has catapulted itself to the top of the West with numerous of their stars like Brandon Ingram and CJ McCollum still missing several games due to injuries and COVID, respectively. […]

For a variety of reasons, Nickeil Alexander-Walker just failed to carve out a solid role in his three years as a member of the New Orleans Pelicans. Thus, the Pelicans did not hesitate to include Alexander-Walker in a trade that landed them CJ McCollum, with the Jazz buying low on the third-year scoring guard. To […]

Two games during Thursday’s four-game slate were blowouts. The Memphis Grizzlies destroyed the Milwaukee Bucks, and the Phoenix Suns are giving the shorthanded Los Angeles Clippers the business. However, the matchup between the New Orleans Pelicans and Utah Jazz offered enough excitement to compensate for whatever those other games may have lacked. And that’s all […]

Squaring off for the second consecutive game against one another, the New Orleans Pelicans will attempt to get back on track as they take on the Utah Jazz in the Salt Lake City. Join us for our NBA odds series where our Pelicans-Jazz prediction and pick will be revealed. After a season-high seven-game winning streak came […]

21-year-old rookie Walker Kessler has been making quite a name for himself with the Utah Jazz in his first season in the NBA. Well, the No. 22 overall pick of the 2022 Draft is about to become somewhat of a household name after being put on a poster by none other than Zion Williamson. Unfortunately […]

Zion Williamson has been doing much of the heavy lifting for the New Orleans Pelicans of late, and you have to say that he’s been doing a marvelous job at it. Well, the 22-year-old will need to carry the load for a while longer with the Pelicans now being hit with a concerning injury update […]

The New Orleans Pelicans (18-8) visit the Utah Jazz (15-14) on Tuesday. Action tips off at 9:10 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Pelicans-Jazz prediction and pick. New Orleans has won seven consecutive games to push them to first place in the Western Conference. The Pelicans are 15-11 against the […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are raging through the Western Conference and Zion Williamson is a key piece that’s making this impressive run possible. Just a few months ago, people were taking shots at the All-Star for his weight issues and the team itself for failing to contend for several seasons now. But as it stands, […]

Zion Williamson made headlines for all the wrong reasons earlier this year when CJ McCollum revealed that he had yet to speak with Zion after the latter was traded to the New Orleans Pelicans mid-season. Williamson was away from the team at that point rehabbing his injury, but it was still a bit strange that […]

The Phoenix Suns and the New Orleans Pelicans are emerging as one of the new rivalries in the NBA at the moment. This is thanks in large part to Zion Williamson throwing down a massive 360 dunk in the dying seconds of their 128-117 win over the Suns on Friday. These two teams faced off […]

Zion Williamson has set the NBA ablaze with his scorching run of late. The New Orleans Pelicans superstar was recently named the Western Conference Player of the Week behind what has been an MVP-worthy run for the 22-year-old. NBA guru Shams Charania has now spoken out about how Zion has looked recently, and Shams’ recent […]

Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans have messed around and now find themselves at the top of the Western Conference through 26 games. Their 18-8 record puts them just ahead of the Memphis Grizzlies and it’s not hard to imagine they’ll be competing for the West crown throughout the season. It’s all thanks in […]

Chris Paul vs. Jose Alvarado is the point guard rivalry we never knew we needed. The back-to-back New Orleans Pelicans and Phoenix Suns clashes last week gave it the spotlight once again ever since it began during last season’s first-round playoff matchup. Tempers flared once again in their Friday matchup as Zion Williamson threw down […]

New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson expressed his love and appreciation for the city as the home fans continue to cheer for him and the team. On Sunday as the Pelicans take on the Phoenix Suns, the fans at the Smoothie King Center gave another wave of “MVP” chants for Williamson. Zion has been brilliant […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have won seven consecutive games as they are about to embark on a quick three-game road trip. They’ve been able to do so without Brandon Ingram for the entire streak and without Herb Jones for five of those games. A big reason why the Pelicans have been so dominant is the […]

The Phoenix Suns, and Chris Paul in particular, took issue with Zion Williamson throwing down a windmill dunk in the closing seconds of their loss to the Pelicans on Friday while the game had already been decided. On Sunday, the Suns had the opportunity for a little revenge in a rematch with the Pelicans, but […]