Zion Williamson scores 29 and the Pelicans end a 9-game skid

Zion Williamson scores 29 and the Pelicans end a 9-game skid with a 143-130 win over the Bulls

WEBSITE WDSU.COM. WE’LL BE TRACKING SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HERE IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA OVERNIGHT AND POSSIBLY LASTING INTO EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. MOISTURE HERE IS INCREASING ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. IN FACT, YOU CAN SEE A LITTLE BIT OF A MISTY VIEW THERE BEHIND ME, LOWERING THE VISIBILITY HERE A LITTLE BIT. BUT BUT WDSU FIRST WARNING DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR SHOWING EVERYTHING. LOOKING QUIET HERE RIGHT NOW. BUT THAT WILL LIKELY CHANGE OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. THERE’S ACTUALLY A SEVERE WEATHER RISK WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM THAT’S ON THE WAY HERE FOR US, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF THE NASTY WEATHER, AT LEAST THE HIGHEST SEVERE WEATHER THREAT I THINK IS GOING TO STAY MAINLY ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA, EASTERN TEXAS, AND ALSO THROUGH SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. BUT SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA, MORE SAW MORE. SO THE NORTH SHORE UNDER THAT LEVEL. TWO, SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER. THAT’S MAINLY FAR NORTH SHORE, THOUGH, AND THEN THE REST OF THE NORTH SHORE UNDER THAT LEVEL. ONE MARGINAL RISK. BUT YOU CAN SEE THE NEW ORLEANS METRO OR THE SOUTH SHORE DOWN TOWARDS THE COAST, NOT UNDER THE SLIGHT RISK OR MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER, BUT THAT MEANS THAT WE COULD BE LOOKING AT SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRETTY MUCH BELOW THE SEVERE WEATHER THRESHOLD. HOWEVER, FOR TUESDAY, THAT RISK IS MAINLY FOR THE NORTH SHORE FOR A LEVEL ONE, AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE LEVEL ONE MARGINAL ALSO INCLUDES SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. AS THAT STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE TOWARDS THE EAST. SO THIS IS WHAT WE’RE EXPECTING, OR AT LEAST THINKING MAYBE DAMAGING GUSTY WINDS HERE AT TIMES AND MAYBE AN ISOLATED TORNADO CAN’T BE COMPLETELY RULED OUT EITHER. BUT FOR RIGHT NOW, THOSE ARE THE TOP THREATS AND PRETTY MUCH GIVING THAT A LOW END THREAT OF DEVELOPING NO HAIL OR FLASH FLOODING CONCERNS. BUT WE COULD BE LOOKING AT SOME LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS THAT COULD BE A POSSIBILITY WITH THIS AS IT MOVES IN. SO WE’LL TIME IT OUT NOW. YOU CAN SEE JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT AROUND 1:00, THERE COULD BE SOME SHOWERS AND A COUPLE STORMS DOWN TOWARDS THE BAYOU PARISHES. AND THAT ACTIVITY DOES BEGIN TO MOVE EAST, AND YOU CAN SEE AROUND 2:00 HERE GETTING CLOSER TOWARDS THE NEW ORLEANS METRO. AND BY 4 A.M., WE COULD BE LOOKING AT SOME RAIN AND SOME STRONG THUNDERSTORMS BY THAT POINT AS WELL. EARLY TOMORROW MORNING BY 5 A.M., A LOT OF IT DOES BEGIN TO MOVE EAST TOWARDS SOUTH MISSISSIPPI, BUT YOU CAN SEE THAT LINE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS DOES INCLUDE DOWN TOWARDS THE COASTLINE AS WELL. BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THE SEVERE THREAT HERE SHOULD BE REALLY BEGIN TO SUBSIDE, THOUGH, AS WE GET TO 8:00 IN THE MORNING. I THINK A LOT OF THE NASTY WEATHER SHOULD BE GONE BY THAT POINT, ESPECIALLY BY 10:00. THEN WE’RE JUST LEFT OVER WITH SOME CLOUDY SKIES, MAYBE A SHOWER OR TWO, BUT THERE’S A FRONT COMING IN TOMORROW, SO THAT’S WHY OUT AHEAD OF IT, WE COULD BE LOOKING AT SOME MORE SHOWERS AND MAYBE A COUPLE RUMBLES OF THUNDER HERE AS WELL AS THAT ROLLS THROUGH, BUT NOTHING SEVERE THOUGH NECESSARILY TOO MUCH IN TERMS OF THAT AS IT AS IT CONTINUES TO MOVE TOWARDS THE EAST AND AWAY FROM SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. I THINK BY 6:00 TOMORROW EVENING, RAIN CHANCES WILL BE AT ZERO, AND WE SHOULD BE IN THE CLEAR BY THAT POINT. HIGH TEMPERATURES TOMORROW INTO THE LOW 80S, IN FACT, NEAR RECORD BREAKING HIGH TEMPERATURES, A POSSIBILITY FOR NEW ORLEANS. I HAVE THE HIGH FORECAST TO REACH 84 DEGREES. AND, YOU KNOW, IF THAT HAPPENS, THAT WE COULD BREAK THE RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE EASILY TOMORROW, WHICH IS 83 DEGREES. WE’RE SUPPOSED TO BE IN THE LOW 70S THIS TIME OF YEAR. NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. HOWEVER, THERE’S A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT LIKE I MENTIONED COMING, DROPPING DOWN OUR TEMPERATURES INTO THE 60S THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. AND THEN WE WARM RIGHT BACK UP INTO THE MID 70S BY SUNDAY. SO THERE’S THE FRONT. HERE’S TUESDAY AT 6:00 TOMORROW. AND THAT SHOULD BE MOVING THROUGH SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. A LOT OF COLD AIR WILL PILE UP BEHIND IT. AND THAT’S WHY OUR TEMPERATURES WILL GO DOWN FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK HERE. COMING UP. AND THEN WE THEN WE START TO SEE THAT WIND COME UP FROM THE SOUTHEAST BY BY THE WEEKEND OUT AHEAD OF THIS NEXT STORM SYSTEM. THAT COULD BRING US SOME WET WEATHER INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. SO WE GOT PLEASANT AND DRY CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, ALONG WITH THE COOL AIR IN PLACE BEHIND THAT FRONT. MEANWHILE, THE TROPICS, EVERYTHING IS QUIET AND THERE’S NO DEVELOPMENT EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS. HURRICANE SEASON OFFICIALLY ENDS ON SUNDA

By Brett Martel, The Associated Press

Zion Williamson tied a season high with 29 points and the New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Chicago Bulls 143-130 on Monday night to end a nine-game losing streak and win for the first time under interim coach James Borrego.Saddiq Bey had 20 points and 14 rebounds, highlighted by a pair of late 3s to help New Orleans hold a lead that was 18 points with 5:15 left but fell to single digits in the last two minutes.Fans stood to applaud as the Pelicans began to run down the clock for their first victory since Nov. 5 at Dallas, 10 days before the firing of coach Willie Green, when New Orleans was 2-10.Borrego needed six games to get his first win, and it came with a balanced, high-scoring effort.The Pelicans (3-15) had eight players with 10 or more points. Trey Murphy scored 20 points, Jose Alvarado had 16, Yves Missi had 14 points and 14 rebounds, Bryce McGowens scored 11 and Micah Peavy had 10.Ayo Dosunmu scored 28 points and Coby White added 24 for Chicago, which went 20 of 50 on 3-pointers. Josh Giddey added 21 points and Jalen Smith 13 for the Bulls, while Tre Jones had 10 points and 11 assists off the bench.The Pelicans led by as many as 22 points in the second quarter when Murphy made it 55-33 by converting a 3-point play on a reverse layup while being fouled by Smith.After the Bulls had chipped away in the final minutes of the second quarter, Williamson hit a driving layup and added a finger-roll in the final seconds of the period to put the Pelicans up 74-58 at halftime.Up nextBulls: Visit the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night.Pelicans: Host the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night.

NEW ORLEANS —

Zion Williamson tied a season high with 29 points and the New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Chicago Bulls 143-130 on Monday night to end a nine-game losing streak and win for the first time under interim coach James Borrego.

Saddiq Bey had 20 points and 14 rebounds, highlighted by a pair of late 3s to help New Orleans hold a lead that was 18 points with 5:15 left but fell to single digits in the last two minutes.

Fans stood to applaud as the Pelicans began to run down the clock for their first victory since Nov. 5 at Dallas, 10 days before the firing of coach Willie Green, when New Orleans was 2-10.

Borrego needed six games to get his first win, and it came with a balanced, high-scoring effort.

The Pelicans (3-15) had eight players with 10 or more points. Trey Murphy scored 20 points, Jose Alvarado had 16, Yves Missi had 14 points and 14 rebounds, Bryce McGowens scored 11 and Micah Peavy had 10.

Ayo Dosunmu scored 28 points and Coby White added 24 for Chicago, which went 20 of 50 on 3-pointers. Josh Giddey added 21 points and Jalen Smith 13 for the Bulls, while Tre Jones had 10 points and 11 assists off the bench.

The Pelicans led by as many as 22 points in the second quarter when Murphy made it 55-33 by converting a 3-point play on a reverse layup while being fouled by Smith.

After the Bulls had chipped away in the final minutes of the second quarter, Williamson hit a driving layup and added a finger-roll in the final seconds of the period to put the Pelicans up 74-58 at halftime.

Up next

Bulls: Visit the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night.

Pelicans: Host the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night.