By james art 
On Wednesday night, Dallas Maverix defeated New Orleans Pelicani with a score of 137-136.
Kiri Irving ended the victory with 25 points, nine rebounds, six assists and one theft while shooting 10/21 from the pitch and 3/9 from the three -point range in 39 minutes.
After the match, Irving was asked about Zion Williamson.
Erving (H/T Joey Mistretta of Clutchpoints): “He has experienced a lot in his personal life and only with injuries. He went into the league with so much overdue and I think of the craft … beyond personal things and injuries, I have the feeling that he was a real professional and he struggles a lot.
I asked Kiri Irving about Zion Williamson after the game tonight. After taking a moment to think about the question, Irving gave a shrewd answer while talking about the Pelicani star.
“When he is healthy, he is the devil of the player to go against.”#Mffl pic.twitter.com/2c6sjkdtnx
– Joey Mistreta (@joeymistreta_) January 30, 2025
Williamson finished the loss of 29 points, six rebounds, seven assists and two blocks while shooting 11/18 from the pitch in 28 minutes.
Zion’s power is crazy 🤯 pic.twitter.com/d4pp9j599K
– House of accents (@hohighlights) January 30, 2025
Two-time NBA All-Star is an average of 23.6 points, 8.2 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 1.2 thefts and 1.2 blocks per race while shooting 52.0% of the terrain.
However, Williamson only appeared in 13 games this season.
With the loss to Dallas, the Pelicans dropped to 12-36 in 48 games, which was as if the 14th seed in the western conference.
They are in the middle of a losing series of four games (and have traveled 5-5 in their last ten).