How Important Is It For Zion and the Pelicans to Make the Playoffs?

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Rudy Gobert, appropriately enough, scored the first and final points of the NBA's return game, a Utah Jazz win over the New Orleans Pelicans. The loss dropped the Pels further in the standings and Zion Williamson, who was on the bench as a precaution in the last minutes, was the story afterwards.

Sports Illustrated host Robin Lundberg discussed whether the league needs Zion and the Pelicans to make the playoffs with SI's Ben Pickman and "The Fantasy Exec" Corey Parson.

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