On Sunday evening, the New Orleans Pelicans played the San Antonio Spurs in Texas.
The Pelicans won by a score of 104-95.
Zion Williamson finished with 24 points, ten rebounds, four assists and one block while shooting 10/18 from the field in 33 minutes of playing time.
Zion Williamson’s Absurd Move On Victor Wembanyama Went Viral
During the game, Williamson had a big move on Victor Wembanyama that got a lot of views on social media.
Via The New Orleans Pelicans: “OH MY ZION😤”
Many people reacted to the viral highlight:
@NBAMemes: “With all due respect to Wemby, Zion absolutely babied him last night. Had no chance of guarding him.”
@Itz_AJJJ: “Wemby knew not to jump with him”
@SouthcidalMan: “He has a midrange now and he’s going right with ease… TROUBLE.”
@renteria7: “great play by zion, but why is wemby guarding him way out there? dumb defensively”
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Williamson is now averaging 22.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.1 steals per contest while shooting 57.9% from the field in 32 games.
When he is healthy, the former Duke star is still among the best 30 players in the league.
It’s very rare to see anyone go directly at Victor Wembanyama and score on him with such ease like Zion Williamson did last night.
Matchups between these two are always fun. pic.twitter.com/vQhwP7sEuq
— Will Guillory (@WillGuillory) January 26, 2026
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The Pelicans improved to 12-36 in 48 games, which has them as the 15th seed in the Western Conference.
They are in the middle of a two-game winning streak (and 5-17 on the road).
Following the Spurs, the Pelicans will play their next game on Tuesday when they visit the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Via Wes Goldberg: “Zion Williamson is quietly playing really well for the Pelicans. Averaging 23 and 6 on ~63% shooting over the last 20 games and hasn’t missed a game since Dec. 11. He’s starting to look like his old self athletically and had this blow-by dunk against Wemby on Sunday.”
As for the Spurs, they dropped to 31-15 in 46 games, which has them as the second seed in the Western Conference.
They have gone 6-4 over their last ten games (and are 16-6 at home).
Following the Pelicans, the Spurs will play their next game on Wednesday night when they visit Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets in Texas.
