Career best

Williamson’s 33 is the best game of his career

Zion Williamson had 33 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals on 11 for 12 shooting in 33 minutes, and the Pelicans beat the 76ers 124-⁠114.

His Performance Score of +18.4 is the best of his 129 games, better than 99.8% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He scored 13 of his 33 in the third quarter. He went 10 for 10 at the rim. His 22 points from the field came on 12 shots, 7.0 more than the league scores from the same zones. Herbert Jones set up 3 of his 11 baskets. He scored 10 of his 33 after the game was decided.

His old best, +15.9, was 28 points and 6 assists on 12 for 14 shooting in 32 minutes, a 123-⁠101 win over Phoenix on Feb. 3, 2021.

The game

Pelicans 124, 76ers 114Home, Nov. 29, 2023Box score and story ›

Zion Williamson
11-12 FT33:15 min
Points1st 42nd 123rd 134th 4
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.
Williamson’s player page

Season high in points (33; his best before, 32). Tied his season high in steals (3). Before this game he averaged 23.4 points, 5.8 rebounds and 4.8 assists in 14 regular-season games.

Shot making
22 points from the field on 12 shots7.0 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a hook shot1st quarter, 7:25 leftchance to win 64% to 71%
Guarded by
Harris: 14 poss, 4 ptsCovington: 12 poss, 4 ptsBatum: 7 poss, 0 pts
He guarded
Morris: 15 poss, 3 ptsBatum: 13 poss, 3 ptsCovington: 10 poss, 3 pts
On the move
2.44 miles4.01 mph on average83 touches
Hustle
3 deflections6 shots contested4 loose balls2 screen assists
Rating
Performance Score +18.495.5% true shooting22.0% usage

His best games

RankGameResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PTFTTO+/−PS
1Nov. 29, 2023vs PHIW 124-1143333863011-120-011-122+16+18.4
2Feb. 3, 2021vs PHXW 123-1013228761012-141-13-40+37+15.9
3Dec. 2, 2022at SASW 117-993430158219-140-212-133+28+15.9
4March 26, 2021vs DENL 108-11339391051216-191-16-73+13+15.5
5Nov. 30, 2022vs TORW 126-10837331054212-150-09-124+19+15.1

By Performance Score, his whole career, regular season and playoffs.

His old best

Pelicans 123, Suns 101Home, Feb. 3, 2021Box score and story ›

Zion Williamson
3-4 FT32:20 min
Points1st 152nd 43rd 54th 4
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.
Williamson’s player page

Before this game he averaged 23.5 points, 7.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 18 regular-season games.

Shot making
25 points from the field on 14 shots7.7 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a 3-pointer3rd quarter, 6:30 leftchance to win 66% to 77%
Guarded by
Johnson: 25 poss, 6 ptsCrowder: 9 poss, 4 ptsAyton: 8 poss, 6 pts
He guarded
Johnson: 32 poss, 6 ptsCrowder: 12 poss, 3 ptsKaminsky: 7 poss, 0 pts
On the move
2.56 miles4.40 mph on average43 touches
Hustle
1 deflection10 shots contested2 screen assists
Rating
Performance Score +15.988.8% true shooting21.1% usage