Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans will be taking on De’Aaron Fox and the Sacramento Kings tonight. As many members of the basketball community should be aware, Williamson is a young star for the Pelicans and is arguably one of the best players on the team.
Having him healthy and on the court more consistently this season has certainly helped the Pelicans. At the moment, the team holds a record of 21 wins and 15 losses, giving them the 7th seed in the Western Conference. On the other hand, the Kings have started off the season slightly better with a record of 21 wins and 13 losses.
As the New Orleans Pelicans and Sacramento Kings get ready to face off, fans might want to know more about the injury reports and expected starting lineups for this game. After all, that will also help in understanding the predictions for this matchup.
Zion Williamson is questionable for the New Orleans Pelicans vs Sacramento Kings game tonight
Pelicans fans might be disappointed to hear that Zion does not look completely healthy for this game and might not play. According to the injury reports, he is listed as questionable and is dealing with a foot injury,
Williamson has played in 30 games so far this season and averaged 21.8 points, 6 rebounds and 4.5 assists. His impact on his team has certainly translated to a fair amount of success and wins as fans can tell from the Pelicans’ current record.
New Orleans Pelicans injury report
- Jose Alvarado (out)
- Matt Ryan (out)
- Zion Williamson (questionable)
New Orleans Pelicans expected starting lineup
- Herb Jones
- CJ McCollum
- Larry Nance Jr.
- Brandon Ingram
- Jonas Valančiūnas
Sacramento Kings injury report
- Trey Lyles (questionable)
Sacramento Kings expected starting lineup
- De’Aaron Fox
- Chris Duarte
- Keegan Murray
- Harrison Barnes
- Domontas Sabonis
As fans will be able to tell from the injury reports, the Pelicans are dealing with more injuries when compared to the Kings. Nonetheless, here are the predictions for this game.
The Kings are favored over the Pelicans tonight
Although both teams have quite a similar record so far this season, the lack of injuries to the Kings along with Zion’s potential absence for the Pelicans tilts the scales towards Sacramento for this game. Additionally, the Kings are coming off a win against the Toronto Raptors and have momentum heading into this match.