Zion Williamson was powering his New Orleans Pelicans to a massively important win at home Sunday, scoring a new career-high in points.
And then LeBron James got going.
The NBA’s future collided with its past and present for the second time in a week, and — once again — James and the Lakers came out on top 120-112 in a massively entertaining contest.
Williamson set his new high water-mark with 35 points on 12-of-16 shooting, but James was even better with a 34-point, 13-assist, 12-rebound triple-double.
LeBron takes over vs. Pelicans
The Pelicans seemed well in place with a 101-95 lead early in the first quarter, but then James accounted for 19 of the Lakers’ next 23 points between scoring and assists.