On Wednesday evening, the New Orleans Pelicans played the Atlanta Hawks in Georgia.
The Pelicans lost by a score of 117-100.
Zion Williamson finished the loss with 22 points, eight rebounds, six assists and one steal while shooting 10/15 from the field in 31 minutes of playing time.
NBA Fans React To Zion Williamson’s Performance In Pelicans-Hawks Game
Here’s what people were saying about Williamson:
@dayneyoung: “Zion Williamson went to talk to the ref after no foul was called here.”
Zion Williamson went to talk to the ref after no foul was called here. pic.twitter.com/WtZlFYipMD
— Dayne Young (@dayneyoung) January 8, 2026
@BuiltinDaBoot: “Zion Williamson did not take a shot in the first seven minutes of the game. No Trey Murphy, no Saddiq Bey, yet he still won’t be aggressive. This supposed to be our franchise player man.”
@MarcellinSacha: “im sorry but Zion Williamson is not a hooper bro could just dunk good early”
@ATLjohnson18: “Halftime: Hawks 65 Pelicans 53 Jalen Johnson leads the way with 16 points and 6 rebounds but Zion Williamson heated up in the second quarter scoring all 13 of his points.”
Overtime: “TURN ME UP ZION 🔥 (via @NBA)”
TURN ME UP ZION 🔥 (via @NBA)
— Overtime (@overtime) January 8, 2026
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Williamson is now averaging 22.4 points, 5.9 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.1 steals per contest while shooting 56.2% from the field in 23 games.
He is in his seventh NBA season out of Duke.
With their loss to the Hawks, the Pelicans dropped to 8-31 in 39 games, which has them as the 15th seed in the Western Conference.
They are in the middle of a nine-game losing streak (and 2-14 on the road).
Following the Hawks, the Pelicans will play their next game on Friday night when they visit the Washington Wizards.
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On the other side, the Hawks improved to 18-21 in 39 games, which has them as the ninth seed in the Eastern Conference.
They are 7-11 in 18 games at home.
Following the Pelicans, the Hawks will play their next game on Friday night when they visit the Denver Nuggets in Colorado.