Zion Williamson joins LeBron James in Peculiar Christmas Day Record
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Zion Williamson is often referred as the ‘2nd LeBron James’ of the modern-day NBA. For a guy who is not even 21, he is only the 2nd player in the history of the league to score 30 points on Christmas Day before turning 21. Before Zion, only LeBron had done it. It is extremely applaudable that any youngster is able to equalise or attain a record established by King James.
Zanos made his debut to the 2020-21 season against the Miami Heat. Where he registered 32 points against his name. Although the Heat were able to emerge victorious past the Pelicans. But Zion was worth the wait. Zion scored 32 points double-double, along with 14 rebounds to his name.
Zion Williamson becomes the 2nd Player to Score 30+points on Christmas Day
King James did the same in his rookie year itself. On that day, the young Bron had scored 34 points, 2 boards, 6 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block in his over 47 minutes of play. Interestingly, just like Zion, even LeBron had seen his performance go in vain as they had lost 101-113 to the Orlando Magic.
Talking about LeBron, he himself became the No.2 All-Time Xmas Scorer in the history of the league as he scored 22 points against the Dallas Mavericks. He overtook legend Oscar Robertson, only to be led by Kobe Bryant. The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Dallas Mavericks 115-138, with Harrell, Schroder, Davis and Lebron combining for 90 points.
The Pelicans surprisingly lost to the Miami Heat in a game that had all the important ingredients working for them. One, their star duo in Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram combined for 60 points. Two, the Heat had their man, Jimmy Butler, playing for a restricted 16 minutes. But with the rest of the squad failing to deliver for the Pelicans, the Heat made full use of it.
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