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Pelicans' Zion Williamson makes 2 big pieces of NBA history in season opener

Zion Williamson showed up for this season looking slimmed down.

And on opening night, he shone brightly for the New Orleans Pelicans .

Zion's stat line ended up making a few different types of NBA history.

First, the stats themselves:

27 points

9 rebounds

5 assists

5 steals

VJ Edgecombe scored most points in NBA debut since Wilt Chamberlain in 1959

He's the first New Orleans player since DeMarcus Cousins to put up a 25/5/5/5 game, according to StatMuse . That's not just for season openers. That's for any game.

As far as season openers go, Williamson was in rare company, too.

He's the sixth player since 1990 to have at least 25/9/5/5 in a season opener, according to @JayHayK

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