The Pelicans trailed 65-63 at the break. Unlike their loss to the Kings on Saturday night, the Pelicans didn’t collapse in the third quarter. On Saturday, the Pels got outscored 45-22 in the third quarter. This time, they were outscored 27-23 and trailed just 92-86 heading into the fourth quarter.

The New Orleans Pelicans provided an injury update for Zion Williamson ahead of their matchup against the Sacramento Kings.

The player he is now is better than he’s ever been.” The potential for Williamson's rare combination of raw athletic ability, explosiveness and size (listed at 6-foot-6, 284 pounds) to translate in the NBA has been evident since his first few games on the court back in late January 2020 — after the first of what has become several long injury absences.

The New Orleans Pelicans have unexpectedly added Zion Williamson to the injury report against the Sacramento Kings

A few dead teams across the NBA are essentially playing for pride the rest of the way—New Orleans is one of said teams. A forgettable 2024-25 campaign began in the preseason when Dejounte Murray suffered the team’s first significant injury.