NEW ORLEANS — Zion Williamson, New Orleans’ main scorer, missed the Pelicans’ 111-109 loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night time due to a bruised left finger.
Williamson, averaging 22.8 factors, 5.8 rebounds and 5.0 assists this season, injured the hand whereas making an attempt to dam a shot in a 117-108 loss to Orlando on Wednesday. He has remained comparatively wholesome, taking part in in 65 of the Pelicans’ 77 video games.
His absence left the reeling Pelicans, now losers of 4 straight at house, extraordinarily short-handed. They’ve performed the previous eight video games with out second-leading scorer Brandon Ingram, who averages 20.9 factors. New Orleans has gone 3-5 in Ingram’s absence.
