{"id":10862,"date":"2025-11-20T06:42:36","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T06:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/zion-williamson-scores-14-in-his-return-from-injury-in-the-pelicans-125-118-loss-to-denver\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T06:42:36","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T06:42:36","slug":"zion-williamson-scores-14-in-his-return-from-injury-in-the-pelicans-125-118-loss-to-denver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/zion-williamson-scores-14-in-his-return-from-injury-in-the-pelicans-125-118-loss-to-denver\/","title":{"rendered":"Zion Williamson scores 14 in his return from injury in the Pelicans\u2019 125-118 loss to Denver"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Zion Williamson returned to the New Orleans Pelicans’ lineup on Wednesday night, scoring 14 points in a 125-118 loss to the Denver Nuggets.<\/p>\n

Williamson played 29 minutes after missing eight games with a strained left hamstring. He also had six rebounds, five assists, a steal and a blocked shot.<\/p>\n

“He was great. He got us off to a really good start,” Pelicans interim coach James Borrego said, referring to the Pelicans’ 23-10, first-quarter lead.<\/p>\n

“More than anything, just having Zion out there for our spirit as a team, as a city, as an organization, is phenomenal,” Borrego said. “We feel like we’ve got a shot every night when he’s on the floor.”<\/p>\n

Borrego said his staff was mindful of Williamson’s minutes and didn’t want to overexert him in his first action since Nov. 2.<\/p>\n

“He looked good. He looked impressive, Borrego said. “The game plan was built around him and he was a willing passer tonight. They showed him bodies. He generated a lot of quality shots for us tonight.”<\/p>\n

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Williamson declined to speak with reporters after the game.<\/p>\n

Rookie Derik Queen, who started opposite Nuggets star Nikola Jokic at center, was New Orleans’ leading scorer with a career-high 30 points and nine assists. Queen said his output stemmed in no small part from the attention Denver defenders were paying to Williamson and high-scoring wing Trey Murphy III.<\/p>\n

“Z’s presence and Murph’s presence is huge because they’re 1 and 2 out there,” Queen said. “They just trust me to play my game and try to make all the right decisions.” <\/p>\n

The Pelicans (2-13) won two games after Williamson first went out of the lineup, but have since lost seven straight.<\/p>\n

Williamson, who also missed a game earlier this season with a foot injury, has now played in six of the Pelicans’ first 15 games, averaging 21.3 points and 6.8 rebounds.<\/p>\n

Entering Wednesday, Williamson, the No. 1 pick out of Duke in 2019, had played in 219 of 486 regular-season games in his NBA career.<\/p>\n

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AP NBA: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/nba<\/p>\n

Source<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Zion Williamson returned to the New Orleans Pelicans’ lineup on Wednesday night, scoring 14 points in a 125-118 loss to the Denver Nuggets. Williamson played 29 minutes after missing eight games with a strained left hamstring. He also had six rebounds, five assists, a steal and a blocked shot. “He was…<\/p>\n

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