A battle of two exciting players under the age of 21 takes place during the second slot of ESPN’s Wednesday NBA action, as Zion Williamson goes toe-to-toe with Luka Doncic in a game to remember.
It’s been a tale of decadence for the first-overall pick back in June during this stretch of sixteen games, and it doesn’t look as if Williamson is slowing down in his chase of world domination with his 24.2 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. He’s been able to bump defenders off of him inside the lane and finish with proclivity from the get-go of his professional career, and while his stats have been worthy of marveling over, the Pelicans are losing steam in the playoff hunt, and their chances of making the playoffs are expeditiously fading from reality.
Over the span of four days, the Pels have dropped from ninth to 12th in the West, mainly due to their two-game skid that resulted in losses to LeBron James’ Lakers and D’Angelo Russell’s Timberwolves. And now, the seventh-seeded Mavericks are up next. This is the second night of a back-to-back for the Pelicans, and as history precedes them, the Mavericks have owned the Pelicans this year, leading the season series 3-0. And not to mention, one of their series wins includes a 46-point thrashing back on December 7.
It will certainly take a lot for this Pels team to overcome a tough road matchup, as above .500 teams have given the Pelicans problems this year. New Orleans has but three wins in thirteen tries against playoff-seeded teams since the start of the 2020 calendar year. Tonight’s game will see not only Doncic take the floor, but Kristaps Porzingis as well, who has been on a tear after dropping 38 points on the Timberwolves’ heads in the last time he played. He sat out during Dallas’ second leg of their back-to-back against Chicago but will be well-rested in tonight’s contest.
Tip-off is at 9:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.
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