On Tuesday evening, the New Orleans Pelicans hosted the Houston Rockets.
The Pelicans lost by a score of 130-128.
Despite the loss, Zion Williamson had a huge dunk that got a lot of views on social media.
Via The NBA: “ZION WILLIAMSON 360 WINDMILL 🤯🤯”
ZION WILLIAMSON 360 WINDMILL 🤯🤯
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>Rockets & Pelicans battling on NBA League Pass! pic.twitter.com/CnDgm55kGK— NBA (@NBA) October 15, 2025
Williamson finished his night with 13 points, four rebounds, four assists and four steals while shooting 6/11 from the field in 23 minutes of playing time.
Via RealGM: “2025 NBA Preseason PER: 1. Cade Cunningham: 47.0 2. Alperen Sengun: 39.5 3. Pascal Siakam: 36.8 4. Wendell Carter Jr.: 36.7 5. Zion Williamson: 36.6 6. Luke Kornet: 34.9 7. Victor Wembanyama: 33.4 8. Aaron Gordon: 32.6 9. Marvin Bagley III: 32.4 10. Kawhi Leonard: 32.2”
2025 NBA Preseason PER:
1. Cade Cunningham: 47.0
2. Alperen Sengun: 39.5
3. Pascal Siakam: 36.8
4. Wendell Carter Jr.: 36.7
5. Zion Williamson: 36.6
6. Luke Kornet: 34.9
7. Victor Wembanyama: 33.4
8. Aaron Gordon: 32.6
9. Marvin Bagley III: 32.4
10. Kawhi Leonard: 32.2…— RealGM (@RealGM) October 14, 2025
Williamson is going into his seventh NBA season (all with the Pelicans).
He finished last season with averages of 24.6 points, 7.2 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.2 steals per contest while shooting 56.7% from the field in 30 games.
However, the Pelicans were the 14th seed in the Western Conference with a 21-61 record.
What Social Media Is Saying:
Via @pointmadebball: “Zion Williamson, at his best, is one of the most unguardable players in the league
He just needs ONE season where he can stay healthy and be at his peak athletic form to re-establish himself as the player he is and can be”
@McMack380: “Maybe he’ll play 1/4 of the season 🤞. All jokes aside I pray he stays healthy, he’s fun to watch on the court.”
@MR_STiXX: “Genuinely hope he can stay healthy”
@itsCSB__: “Zion Williamson is so back i never left the hype train”
@suggswriter: “The universe is healing itself.”
@MichaelBorkey: “We’ve never been more back”
@KevinF3394: “Zion Williamson the only player I’ve seen that can go up and down in weight and still maintain his athleticism. He’s the only one probably ever…The Carmelo, Luka, Harden, KAT you can see the difference once they put on that weight cut down it wasn’t the same.”
The Pelicans will play one more preseason game on Wednesday night when they visit the Orlando Magic in Florida.
