Jazz Come Back Against Pelicans With Zion On The Bench

The new orleans pelicans opened up the nba s restart against the utah jazz.

Jazz come back against pelicans with zion on the bench. Pelicans coach comments on zion williamson being on bench at end of game. Lake buena vista fla. The spurs made sure of that sunday with a 122 113 victory that officially and mathematically eliminated new orleans from playoff contention in.

However thanks to a preseason injury he. The nba playoffs will go on without zion williamson. The rookie headed to the bench for the final 5 23 and the pelicans ended up losing to the san.

In a game full of swings the biggest story revolved around zion williamson. Zion williamson was held to a minutes restriction and was kept off the floor late as the pelicans fell to the jazz in nba s season restart. When asked about williamson sitting on the bench as the jazz took control of the game pelicans coach alvin gentry told reporters the 20 year old was on a minutes restriction.

Rudy gobert sank two free throws with 6 9 seconds left to cap a 14 point 12 rebound and three block performance giving the utah jazz a 106 104 victory over the new. New orleans pelicans jj redick 4 is helped up by his teammates during the first half of an nba basketball game against the utah jazz thursday july 30 2020 in lake buena vista fla. The new orleans pelicans lost to the utah jazz 106 104 in the first game of the nba s resumed season on thursday and it.

New orleans pelicans rookie zion williamson had a strong stretch during the team s first seeding game against the utah jazz on thursday. The new orleans pelicans decision to limit zion williamson to 15 minutes during thursday s 106 104 loss to the utah jazz has reportedly upset the star rookie. Williamson played 15 minutes against the jazz and scored 13 points on 6 of 8.

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