played his 100th career NBA game on Monday night, a ' 105-101 win over the visiting , thanks to a game-winning and-1 by Williamson in the final minute. His career has been like a lightning bolt. You don't see him often, but when you do he's spectacular. It's one of the most dominant 100-game starts in league history and that's saying a lot, considering that he was drafted in 2019 and he has never appeared in an NBA playoff game. But the numbers don't lie. He has the 10th-most points by any player through 100 career games in NBA history, and the most since Michael Jordan in the mid 80s. Prior to Jordan, none of the other eight on the list have played in over a half century. Williamson is literally doing things that haven't been done in decades. Player Team Points Seasons Wilt ChamberlainPhiladelphia Warriors 3,748 1959-61 Walt Bellamy Chicago Packers/Zephyrs 3,122 Ty Jerome Jersey 1961-63 Oscar Robertson Cincinnati Royals 3,040 1960-62 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Milwaukee Bucks 2,943 1969-71 George Mikan Minneapolis Lakers 2,879 1948-54 Rick Barry Golden State Warriors 2,832 1965-67 Elvin Hayes San Diego Rockets 2,797 1968-70 Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls 2,721 1984-86 Elgin Baylor Minneapolis Lakers 2,569 1958-60 Zion Williamson New Orleans Pelicans 2,5242020-22 Williamson is the first player in NBA history with 25 ppg on 60 percent shooting from the floor in his first 100 career games. He's the fourth with those averages in any 100-game span since the 1976-77 NBA-ABA Merger. The last to do this was Shaquille O'Neal. Player Team Seasons Zion Williamson Pelicans 2020-22 Shaquille O'Neal Magic 1993-94 Charles Barkley 76ers 1989-91 Kevin McHale Celtics 1986-88 Williamson's average Game Score of 20.0 in his career Trevor Ariza Jersey is the fourth-best by any player through 100 career games, since Game Score numbers became available in the late 1970s. measures a player's productivity based on the weighting of various box score statistics. 10 is an average game while 40 is outstanding, so if Zion's average game is 20, that's pretty impre sive. More impre sive is the company he's behind. David Robinson, Michael Jordan, Shaquille O'Neal. Player Team Game Score Seasons David Robinson Spurs 22.5 1989-90 Michael Jordan Bulls 21.5 1984-86 Shaquille O'Neal Magic 20.0 1993-94 Zion Williamson Pelicans 20.0 2020-22 Williamson has lived up to the hype as a generational talent with unparalleled skills in a 6-foot-6, 280-pound body, doing virtually all his damage in the paint or at the charity stripe, with 97 percent of his points coming from one of those two spots. He's dominating in each area at a historic pace. His paint Dan Majerle Jersey scoring is the best the league has seen since O'Neal. Williamson averaged 20.3 points in the paint per game in 2020-21, the highest in a season since O'Neal in 1999-00, the season he led the league in scoring with 29.7 ppg. Williamson has scored at least 20 points in the paint 50 times in his career, or exactly half of his games. The only player to do this more since Willamson entered the league is Giannis Antetokoumpo, who has done it 80 times, though in 39 percent of his games. Player Team Games Giannis Antetokounmpo Bucks 80 Zion Williamson Pelicans 50Nikola Jokic Nuggets 45 Ja Morant Grizzlies 37 As you can imagine, with all the time spent inside, he's earned his fair share of trips to the line. Williamson's 803 career free throw attempts are the sixth-most by any player through 100 career games in the last 40 seasons behind David Robinson (998), Shaquille O'Neal (906), Michael Jordan (871), Alonzo Mourning (865) and (829). Zion's best Williamson's best games Abdel Nader Jersey included a 39-point game against the Nuggets, a 13-14 shooting night (93%) against the and four threes made in his NBA debut against the Spurs. Category Stat Date Opponent Game number Points 39 3/26/21 vs DEN 66 Rebounds 15 4/9/21 vs PHI 71 Off Rebounds 8 2/27/21 at SAS 56 PITP 32 4/11/21 at CLE 72 FG pct 93.3 percent 2/12/21 at DAL 48 3-pt FG 4 1/22/20 vs SAS 1 FTM 13 2/25/20 at LAL 13 Steals 5 2/27/21 vs SAS 56 Minutes 41:54 5/1/21 at MIN 83 Game score 36.4 3/26/21 vs DEN 66 A sists 8 ** (4 times)11/28/22vs OKC100Blocks 3 ** (3 times)11/28/22vs OKC100 Something's mi sing While his inside scoring presence is among the best the league has seen this century, it'll eventually become a footnote if Williamson continues to be slowed down by injuries. He's mi sed 146 games in his career, mostly due to a torn meniscus in his rookie year and a Jones fracture in his right foot last season. It's the third-most games mi sed at the time of his team's 100th game following being drafted as a No. 1 overall pick, behind David Robinson (military service) and Greg Oden (knee injuries). PlayerTeamGames mi sedSeasonsGreg OdenTrail Blazers4402007-13David RobinsonSpurs1641987-90Zion WilliamsonPelicans1462019-22In his best season to date, 2020-21, Williamson became the first player to rank top 10 in the NBA in scoring and field goal percentage but mi s the playoffs since Shaquille O'Neal in 1992-93. Things are looking up in New Orleans though. The Pelicans have one of the most prolific, young scorers in NBA history and are 4 games over .500 for the first time with Williamson, Langston Galloway Jersey who the team signed with a rookie max extension this offseason and have reinforcements coming. The Pelicans can swap first-round picks with the Lakers in 2023, when French teenage phenom Victor Wembanyama is expected to be the No. 1 overall pick. You never know, lightning could strike twice.
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