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DETROIT — Zion Williamson scored 36 points and led the New Orleans Pelicans to a 114-101 victory over the short-handed Detroit Pistons. CJ McCollum scored 23 points for the Pelicans (44-27), who have won five of six. The Pistons played without four of their five starters. Cade Cunningham (knee), Jalen Duren (back), Isaiah Stewart (hamstring) and Ausar Thompson (illness) missed the game. Chimezu Metu and Malachi Flynn each scored 17 points for Detroit (12-59), which lost its sixth straight.
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