NBA: Oklahoma City Thunder Vs New Orleans Pelicans
The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the home team New Orleans Pelicans in high-scoring game to 123-118. Danilo Gallinari led the Oklahoma City Thunder with 29 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist. Dennis Schroder scored 22 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists. Chris Paul scored 12 points, 8 rebounds and 12 assists while Steven Adams added 11 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists for the team victory. Meanwhile the rookie sensation Zion Williamson scored a career-high 32 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist. JJ Redick added 24 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists while Lonzo Ball contributed 16 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists for the New Orleans Pelicans in the losing effort. Zion Williamson is now the first rookie since Michael Jordan to record eight twenty point games in their first tem games. They have a pretty decent team, this year may not be the year to make a deep playoff run since Zion Williamson is coming back so late. They can still try to make seventh seed in the standing and get some playoff experience. They need to load management for Zion Williamson for sure going into the future. Anyways, the Oklahoma City Thunder improve their record to 33-22 while the New Orleans Pelicans fall to 23-32 on the season.
