In a standout performance, Zion Williamson led the New Orleans Pelicans to a significant victory over the Los Angeles Clippers, with the Pelicans winning the season series and securing the tiebreaker 3-1. Williamson's impressive stats for the night included 34 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals, and a 66% field goal percentage, highlighted by a full-court buzzer beater. His efforts were crucial in securing the win, which tightened the race for the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference, as the Pelicans now trail the Clippers by just two games. In another game, the Utah Jazz narrowly defeated the Atlanta Hawks 124-122, with Keyonte George and Collin Sexton playing pivotal roles. George led the scoring for the Jazz with 25 points, while Sexton added 21 points. The Jazz's victory was also highlighted by a significant contribution from their young players and two-way contracts, underscoring the team's depth and potential. The Jazz are set to face the Minnesota Timberwolves in their next games.
ANTHONY EDWARDS 🔥 31 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 5 3PT, 3 BLK, 3 STL Most 30+ PT games in a single season by a Wolves player: ANT: 26 (2023-24) LOVE: 25 (2013-14) ANT: 22 (2022-23) KAT: 21 (2016-17) https://t.co/xYkGRr96vz
Edwards, Conley, Reid lead Timberwolves past Jazz in commanding victory #AnthonyEdwards #MikeConley #MinnesotaTimberwolves #NazReid #UtahJazz https://t.co/kddKr97xRN
The Triple Team: Will Hardy sounds off on Jazz after loss to Wolves — “I don’t care about your individual stats” https://t.co/jfUtOK1zT5
The three @utahjazz rookies all struggled in the team's loss to the @timberwolves. "Nights like tonight show you there’s a lot of work to be done,” Will Hardy said. #TakeNote https://t.co/iNBWsaqCLy
Anthony Edwards scored 31 points despite a twisted ankle, Mike Conley added a season-high 25 points in his return to Utah and the Minnesota Timberwolves topped the struggling Jazz 119-100 on Saturday night. https://t.co/IBPnJtPMWI
Timberwolves 119, Jazz 100: Inside the numbers Story by @NBASarah https://t.co/1gJfkRWzH3
Mike Conley scored 25 points in his return as the @Timberwolves knocked off the @utahjazz 119-100. #Takenote https://t.co/V0J0OaoqMx
The Wolves beat the Jazz 119-100, which means the Jazz are now 29-38 on the season. Collin Sexton with 22 and 10 assists.....Taylor Hendricks with 15 and 10 rebounds.....But Anthony Edwards and Mike Conley were too much....The rematch on Monday night!!!!
Anthony Edwards tonight: 31 Points 10 Rebounds 5 Assists 3 Steals 3 Blocks 60% FG 5/7 3PM https://t.co/zpIzR3d1xY
Mike Conley, in his return to Utah, has a season-high 25 points
The @Timberwolves closed the third quarter on a 10-2 run and lead the @utahjazz 82-72. Anthony Edwards has 20 points. #takeNote https://t.co/WmvBt3nVnF
End of three in Salt Lake....the Jazz trail the Wolves 82-72
With 4:39 left in the third quarter the @utahjazz trail the @timberwolves 68-60. Mike Conley has 22 points to lead all scorers. #TakeNote https://t.co/KYHaJgb9of
At the half the @utahjazz and @timberwolves are tied at 48. Both teams are missing major pieces, but this is a strong showing from the Jazz on the second night of a back-to-back. #takenote https://t.co/fLJImRMCP5
The Utah Jazz are 3-15 from three in the first half, are without Jordan Clarkson, John Collins, and Lauri Markkanen, and are tied at halftime with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
The Jazz and Wolves are tied at 48-48 at halftime....Keyonte George leads Utah with 11 points.....
After one the @utahjazz and @timberwolves are tied at 19. The two teams combined to shoot just 3-20 from the three-point line. #TakeNote https://t.co/59xp23ZnSg
after one quarter, the Jazz and Wolves are tied at 19-19
Huge round of applause from @utahjazz fans for Mike Conley in his return to the Delta Center. #TakeNote https://t.co/oYCJvA9bIA
Zion Williamson over the last 4 games: 30.0 PPG 8.0 RPG 3.8 APG 1.0 SPG 1.0 BPG 65.8% FG 🔥 https://t.co/BjzqmCKhHQ
Zion Williamson is having a great season The Pelicans are looking scary 👀🔥https://t.co/ZWU2O6ooxb
With 6:21 left in the first quarter the @utahjazz lead the @Timberwolves 8-6. Four points and four rebounds for Brice Sensabaugh to open the game. #TakeNote https://t.co/C8CZpdw8Cf
A true team effort gets it done as the @PelicansNBA win 6 of their last 7 📈 McCollum: 30 PTS, 6 3PM, 8 AST Williamson: 26 PTS, 10 REB Ingram: 22 PTS, 7 REB, 4 BLK Murphy III: 20 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST https://t.co/KSiGvn2aKT
Mike Conley gets a thunderous standing ovation on his return to Utah
Santi Aldama goes up and under for the big reverse slam 😲 Thunder-Grizzlies | Live on the NBA App 📲 https://t.co/syYgXDzA6T https://t.co/4YVnLfIi3d
Zion Williamson is just so sudden. Marshall comes to screen, Blazers playing off and switch. Ayton giving a gap, Zion takes it real quick and goes right up. Tough to deal with. https://t.co/1smkRXiU1x
Mike Conley and @RyanQualtrics before tonight’s @utahjazz and @Timberwolves game. #TakeNote https://t.co/3u8MgfpaOc
Zion goes backdoor for the lob to end the half! 💪 https://t.co/bj7LcpLeIG
Zion in the first half vs. the Blazers: ▪️ 20 Points ▪️ 9/11 FG 🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/rxSsA5sOaM
The Pels run a backdoor lob to Zion on the inbounds play! He finishes the 1st half with 20 points on 9-11 from the field 🔥 Trail Blazers-Pelicans | Live on the NBA App 📲 https://t.co/As9Edr3DRb https://t.co/uy29y50h8M
Defense to offense for the Pelicans here. Zion switches this P&R which puts Murphy on Ayton. Right into a front, Ingram is there to steal on the pass. Transition gets it to CJ for 3. https://t.co/UJZczodXxp
ZION CAN’T BE STOPPED. 😤 He’s 8/8 from the field to start the game vs. the Blazers. 🔥 (🎥: @NBA) https://t.co/Vvek46CAOF
Zion throws down the oop to start the game 8/8 from the floor! 🔥 Trail Blazers-Pelicans | Live on the NBA App 📲 https://t.co/As9Edr3DRb https://t.co/YzU5ynuJGR
Zion Williamson is wearing the Blazers out right now.
Zion muscles his way for back-to-back buckets 🤧 https://t.co/tvEAEdQ6bj
Zion muscles his way to the hoop and gets the tough And-1 to go 💪 Trail Blazers-Pelicans | Live on the NBA App 📲 https://t.co/As9Edr3DRb https://t.co/2Gj2Kiwlcz
The Pelicans are only two games behind the Clippers for the fourth seed in the West after Zion Williamson willed them to a 112-104 victory over Los Angeles. @WillGuillory on New Orleans' strong performance in a potential playoff preview ⤵️ https://t.co/jQPsPaUR4d https://t.co/orUEl0iHse
So n luv with @PelicansNBA "it was the Pels who did all the little things on edges 2 make ultimate difference & none was more significant than Green’s bold decision to put McCollum on bench & roll with the big-body lineup in the final 3 & half minutes." https://t.co/s6b9Q3f2VW
Zion Williamson Shows Off Freakish Athleticism With Buzzer Beater in Statement Win vs. Clippers https://t.co/kxJcYZhhd3
Keyonte George leads Jazz to narrow win over Hawks #AtlantaHawks #KeyonteGeorge #UtahJazz https://t.co/dzaqDnaAvQ
Zion Williamson drops 34 points as Pelicans defeat Clippers #LosAngelesClippers #NewOrleansPelicans #ZionWilliamson https://t.co/oS9otZOJKC
The Triple Team: Keyonte George has been the Jazz’s No. 1 option — with good results https://t.co/gS33ObtRUS
NBA roundup: Pelicans take season series vs. Clippers https://t.co/fJ4WECXfmy https://t.co/p2be4s57kC
Jazz’s young players shine in win over Hawks Story by @NBASarah https://t.co/YPpC6M9hg3
Zion scores 34, Pelicans top Clippers to tighten race for No. 4 seed https://t.co/WWzgVuGpgG
Three rookies and three two-way players helped the @utahjazz down the @atlhawks. Plus, Will Hardy on the importance of winning games, even when that isn't the main goal. And, Quin Snyder's thoughts on Hardy, and Hardy's thoughts on Snyder. #takenote https://t.co/qYHziIWtWN
Keyonte George scored 25 points and Collin Sexton added 21 to lead the Utah Jazz to a 124-122 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night. 🏀🎵 https://t.co/M5jShq88eF
Jazz 124, Hawks 122: Inside the numbers Story by @NBASarah https://t.co/GPyE2vjOya
The @UtahJazz hold on at home for the win 🎷 George: 25 PTS | 4 REB | 5 AST Sexton: 21 PTS | 4 REB | 6 AST Collins: 18 PTS | 11 REB https://t.co/QJHcdLE1zd
End of game defense from Utah. Hawks get it to Dejounte in the backcourt. As soon as he crosses half court Collins doubles. Sexton playing the pass to Johnson, Krejci is open, Jazz stunt and it's a miss. https://t.co/dDpjQ99Cwi
The @utahjazz survived a flurry of late three-point looks and downed the @atlhawks 124-122. #takenote https://t.co/qjIHpZna3P
The @utahjazz survive a fury of late three-point looks and down the @atlhawks 124-122. #takenote https://t.co/qjIHpZna3P
The Jazz get a miss at the buzzer and defeat the Atlanta Hawks 124-122.....Terrific game in the fourth quarter. Utah makes one more play and gets one more stop. The Jazz get the Minnesota Timberwolves next, tomorrow and Monday night
Collin Sexton steal and reverse slam 🗣️ https://t.co/O9dwCVssaR
Collin Sexton with the rip away and reverse slam to put the Jazz up 8 late in the 4Q! Hawks-Jazz | Live on NBA TV 📲 https://t.co/EZmi3eAIMA https://t.co/U9Y1viCRUR
Collin Sexton with the steal and the reverse slam! https://t.co/8kZlPOWk5B
The @ATLHawks closed the quarter on an 8-2 run to trim the @UtahJazz eight point lead to two. Through three the Jazz led the Hawks 98-96. #TakeNote https://t.co/bLckRcjstE
Two biggest takeaways that raise the Pels ceiling for me: 1) Zion rising to the occasion on both ends 2) Willie Green closing with the Zion, BI, Herb, Trey 4 man group (Larry works well there)
With 4:19 left in the third quarter the @Utahjazz lead the @atlhawks 83-79. Sensabaugh, Sexton, and George all have 14 points. #TakeNote https://t.co/nH6qZRuOCQ
"At the end of the game I was like 'I got Kawhi' and he said 'nah I got him.' I was like 'hey man I'm not gonna fight you on that one'... He understands what time it is" -- Trey Murphy on Zion's competitive fire https://t.co/0EXoyn0Ctl
Zion Williamson TOOK OVER tonight to lead the West #5 Pelicans over the #4 Clippers 💪😤 34 PTS | 14-21 FGM | 7 REB | 3 STL https://t.co/U5HBgkm9fu
At the half the @utahjazz trail the @ATLHawks 62-61. John Collins and Collin Sexton have combined for 23 points to lead the Jazz. #TakeNote https://t.co/arKUyNEVuM
Zion vs. the Clippers 🔥 ◽️ 34 points ◽️ 7 rebounds ◽️ 4 assists ◽️ 3 steals https://t.co/rjJYXPoh3f
Zion Williamson after his performance against the Clippers: "I'm a competitor. I want to win, simple as that... They can take it like they want, I just want to win" https://t.co/Po8hfGFZZA
Pelicans using Zion to attack matchups late. Little things paid off. Herb screens to get Bones in the action, Clippers going show and recover, Bones ready early. Look at Zion kick it right away, get it back and *then* Herb re-screens. Bones is now flat and in the paint, layup. https://t.co/THKZFF8deZ
Great win by Pelicans. When it was Kawhi on Zion earlier he wasn’t aggressive but they tried PJ Tucker/switched into Zubac and Plumlee. LA tried Zubac straight up vs. Zion and then went back to PJ and the wall late. Even tried going small last few mins. Zion was great.
Zion leads the Pels over the Clippers. 💪 https://t.co/Fj6OwboGyQ https://t.co/JkbAoPQlF8
Zion Williamson: "I'm a competitor. I want to win. Simple as that." (via @BallySportsNO) https://t.co/MxSBzb0vVw
Zion balled out and finished with a game-high 34 tonight! 💪 https://t.co/BhVGeoXcYS
Zion Williamson tonight: 34 Points 7 Rebounds 4 Assists 3 Steals 1 Block 66% FG https://t.co/A2tW6fk412
Zion swoops in and puts the punctuation on the Pelicans' W over the Clippers! 34 PTS on the night 🔥 https://t.co/4EMSU1dr9x
Pelicans win season series and tiebreaker over Clippers 3-1. They are two games back in the loss column from LA for the 4-seed and homecourt 1st round.
Huge win for Pelicans over Clippers.
Zion Williamson tonight: 34 points 7 rebounds 4 assists 3 steals 14/21 FG 🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/0DNN1T3fpD
Zion went full court in 3.5 seconds for the buzzer beater layup 😳 (via @PelicansNBA) https://t.co/zJ1MYmGmvI
ZION WENT FULL COURT IN 3.5 SECONDS FOR BUZZER BEATER 😱 https://t.co/MoNf1vDeZp
After one the @utahjazz lead the @atlhawks 34-28. John Collins has 11 points to lead the Jazz. #TakeNote https://t.co/QDUUzx2P6T