After spending time along the Utah Jazz’s G League scene, accumulating enough boards to build a small house if he pleased, Oscar Tshiebwe, fittingly, had the foundation needed to construct a breakout performance on March 2, 2025. A proven force to be reckoned with around the rim, Utah’s talented, Congo-born big man tests his competence against Zion Williamson, using a subtle-and-smooth pump fake, leaving the New Orleans Pelicans’ powerhouse airborne and eliminated. In a move that his celebratory teammates would replicate on the sidelines, Tshiebwe finishes the job with an up-and-under scoop, extending Salt Lake City’s tenuous lead in the early fourth. Highlights arrived in every form for the 6-foot-9 center, even during a high-scoring loss. Blending putbacks, open-floor runs, and nifty finishes through traffic into his career’s best showcase to date, Tshiebwe used NBA game No. 13 to collect 16 points (on eight-of-nine shooting), 13 rebounds, one steal, and six shot contests. · Mar 3, 2025