Fears floats it home off the DQ screen

"There is a lot of decision making out there for the young fella... When youre talking to him he absorbs information. Guys I have coached that dont always receive that well in the heat of battle. He does that and can execute" -- James Borrego on Jeremiah Fears

Fears gets him off his feet and nails the middy

Trey slam off a Jeremiah dime

Jeremiah Fears and-one drive

DQ forces the jump ball on the Butler drive

DQ's defense on Draymond leads to a bucket on the other end

Nobody likes the pregame dancing more than Derik Queen

Jose picks up full court, forces the turnover, Trey slams it

Fears drive and dish to Missi for the slam

Jeremiah Fears introduced for his first NBA start

What a drive by Fears

Jeremiah Fears first assist of his career

Fears knocks down the first jumper of his career

Take it yourself Trey

Poole is already cooking

Zion double team leads to a 24 second violation

Midrange Zion is a thing now

Fears shows off the speed then dumps it off to Missi for the slam

PUT ON A SHOW FOR EM ZION

Zion push off middy over Sengun

JOSE ALVARADO VS AMEN THOMPSON FIGHT

Missi oop finish

Fears has got a midrange game too

Zion will not be denied

Fears finds an open Zion from half court

Fears navigates the PnR to find his first points of the night

Fears denies the entry pass to Durant but gets stopped on the fast break attempt

Trey gets the turnover then gets right to the rim on the other side

Zion to Poole for 3 to start the game

"There is an outside shot the Pelicans end up in the playoffs in West... If you get 70 games out of Zion, maybe they end up way better than anyone anticipates and suddenly Joe Dumars trading away their pick, he gets the last laugh" -- Kevin O'Connor on the Pelicans

"Not dialed in Zion, he'll hedge the first PnR then getting back to his man is too slow, he's jogging, he's coasting... Engaged Zion can be decent to pretty good on that end... There is something in there where he can make 2, 3 or 4 plays in one possession" -- Zach Lowe on Zion

"This team is a forgotten backwater team because Zion is always hurt... They're gonna need high levels of Point Zion... I think there is too much talent if they're healthy for this team to be discounted as a bottom 3 team... I don't hate the roster" -- Zach Lowe on the Pelicans

"He is extremely mentally tough. Talking to him about how he was raised, growing up in Milwaukee, going to Michigan, the steps that he has taken to become a primetime player... Everyday I walk in, he is in the gym working at it" -- Willie Green on Jordan Poole

"Willie jump shot broke" -- Derik Queen on Willie Green shooting at the Open Practice

"Who goes out and competes the hardest? Who gives us the opportunity to start games well? For all of our bigs, that's the non negotiables for us. Time will tell. We've got two more games then we'll go from there" -- Willie Green on the starting center spot

"It's always a privilege to throw on an NBA jersey, to be a Pelican... This is homebase. No matter what people say, this is home. This is the crib. I am looking forward to playing in front of these fans again" -- Zion Williamson on being back on the court

"It's gonna take time. As much as I would have liked to speed up my learning process, there are certain things you have to experience as a rookie... He will have a really good season" -- Jordan Poole on his advice for Jeremiah Fears

"We went to go see some Kangaroos and Koalas bro. That's all I cared about" -- Jordan Poole on his favorite memory of Australia

Zion and SEM's Jordan Hunter exchanged jerseys post-game

Zion signed his shoes for a young Aussie boy fighting cancer 🥹

"Just grateful to God. It has been over a year and a half. I pray every day just to be able to finish a game healthy... The opportunity in Australia, it's a blessing" -- Saddiq Bey on his return from injury

Rebound and put-back slam by Missi

Missi drives the length of the court and lobs it to Peavy

Missi hammers it home

Ball movement finds Peavy on the wing for 3

What a sequence. Zion jumps the passing lane, saves it out of bounds. Then Fears slams it down in transition

Driving the full length of the court with less than 5 seconds left, nobody better at it than Zion

Make em dance JP

LOOK OUT BELOW, HERE COMES ZION