Zion Williamson’s status for tonight’s game has been revealed

New Orleans is currently struggling with multiple injuries and will be missing its biggest star in tonight’s game against Atlanta. Williamson has just been ruled out of today’s game with a sore right hamstring. However, shooting guard Jordan Hawkins is available for the Pelicans.

This is a big blow to a Pelicans team that is already missing Dejounte Murray, Herb Jones, Trey Murphy III and CJ McCollum. If New Orleans hopes to win, they will have to do a lot on Brandon Ingram today.

Heading into today’s game, the Hawks rank 11th in the NBA in PPG, 15th in FG%, 14th in 3PA, 17th in 3P%, 2nd in FTA, 20th in rebounds and 19th in turnovers . For Glass cleaningAtlanta ranks 16th in points per 100 possessions, 13th in effective field goal percentage, 19th in turnover percentage, 18th in offensive rebounding percentage and 3rd in free throw rate.

Atlanta ranks 28th in PPG allowed, 16th in field goal percentage allowed, 27th in 3PA allowed and 30th in 3P% allowed. According to Cleaning the Glass, the Hawks rank 26th in points per 100 possessions and 25th in effective field goal percentage.

The stats, whether advanced or not, are not the best for New Orleans so far this season. New Orleans ranks 24th in points per game, 19th in field goal percentage, 27th in three-point field goals, 15th in three-point percentage, 18th in free throw percentage, 15th in in rebounds and 13th in turnovers. According to Cleaning the Glass, the Pelicans rank 23rd in points per 100 possessions, 24th in effective field goal percentage, 16th in turnover percentage, 11th in offensive rebound percentage and 21st in free throw rate .

Defensively, New Orleans ranks 16th in PPG allowed, 21st in field goal percentage allowed, 15th in three-point shooting percentage allowed, and 25th in three-point shooting percentage allowed. According to the rankings, New Orleans ranks 16th in points scored per 100 possessions and 20th in effective field goal percentage.

In the last two games, Trae Young had to carry a lot of the load for the Hawks because they were shorthanded. Young had 25 points on 8-21 shooting and 12 offensive assists. With Jones and Murphy gone to New Orleans, Young would have an easier time playing attackingly if he wasn’t guarded by top wing backs.

No. 1 pick Zaccharie Risacher hasn’t been easy in terms of shooting, but he has contributed to the Hawks in other ways. But to be most effective, the Hawks need Risacher to be a real threat shooting the ball, and he was 1-9 in nearly 20 minutes last night.

Jalen Johnson performed well heading into Friday’s game against the Kings, but he had a rough night offensively. He finished with 14 points, nine assists and five rebounds while shooting 4-10 from the field.

Both Clint Capela and Larry Nance will be performing in Atlanta tonight, and they could have big nights. The Pelicans’ center rotation consists of rookie Yves Missi and Daniels Theis, but Missi is playing well. Still, Capela and Nance are veterans and have an advantage in this game.