There were no signs of rust for Williamson, who put on a show in front of a home New Orleans crowd. But Anthony Edwards powered the Timberwolves to a 104-97 win. The loss dropped the Pelicans to 7-30 in a season plagued by injuries.

It wasn’t enough though as the Pelicans fell to the Minnesota Timberwolves 104-97 Tuesday night at Smoothie King Center. The Pelicans (7-30) were hoping Williamson’s return could keep the momentum going from the past four days when the team won back-to-back games for just the second time this season.

Anthony Edwards highlighted a 32-point performance with seven 3-pointers, and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the New Orleans Pelicans 104-97 to take some luster off of Zion Williamson’s return from a 27-game absence.