Zion Williamson scores 26 as Pelicans beat Rockets 119-106


              Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr. (3) passes around New Orleans Pelicans forward Herbert Jones (5) in the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
            
              New Orleans Pelicans center Jonas Valanciunas, front right, shoots a jump shot against Houston Rockets defenders during an NBA basketball game Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, in New Orleans. (Aimee Cronan/The Gazebo Gazette via AP)
            
              New Orleans Pelicans guard Brandon Ingram (14) shoots a midrange jump shot over Houston Rockets guard Eric Gordon (10) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, in New Orleans. (Aimee Cronan/The Gazebo Gazette via AP)
            
              Houston Rockets head coach Stephen Silas calls out from the bench in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the New Orleans Pelicans in New Orleans, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
            
              Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr. (3) loses the ball under pressure from New Orleans Pelicans forward Herbert Jones (5) in the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
            
              New Orleans Pelicans guard CJ McCollum struggles to control the ball as he drives between Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun (28) and guard Kevin Porter Jr. (3) in the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
            
              Houston Rockets forward Usman Garuba (16) battles under the basket against New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram (14) in the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
            
              Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun (28) goes to the basket in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the New Orleans Pelicans in New Orleans, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
            
              New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson (1) goes to the basket against Houston Rockets forward Usman Garuba in the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Zion Williamson scores 26 as Pelicans beat Rockets 119-106