Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson made his much anticipated NBA debut Wednesday night.

And he balled out...

ZION WILLIAMSON'S DEBUT 🔥



22 PTS in 18 MINS

17 4th Q PTS in 3 MINS

8-11 FG

4-4 3PT

2-4 FT

7 REB

3 AST

5 TOpic.twitter.com/bDTH4SAlnM — Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) January 23, 2020

Williamson finished with 22 points on the night, but it was his fourth quarter performance that had everyone buzzing!

His 17 points in a quarter tied a record with a Trail Blazers rookie... and it wasn't set by Damian Lillard.

Zion Williamson is the first rookie to score 17 points in a quarter in their #NBA debut since Jake Layman (17 points, 4th quarter, 11/1/16). — Pelicans PR (@PelicansPR) January 23, 2020

Jake Layman?!

Layman made his NBA debut on November 1, 2016, scoring 17 points in eight minutes off the bench. He also hit five three-pointers in the game, becoming the first Trail Blazer ever to make five three-pointers in a debut, and finished one shy of the franchise record in a quarter.

Of course, the internet went crazy!

Somehow I witnessed Jake Layman do that live but missed Zion 🤦🏿‍♂️ 🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️ https://t.co/O30ErKFYeV — Jay Elecxotica 💜💛 (@_mdouks) January 23, 2020

Will Zion ever escape these ceaseless Jake Layman comps? — Samuel H. Quinn (@SamQuinnCBS) January 23, 2020

So what your saying is Zion Williamson has the potential to be as good as Jake Layman?



That's a steal for the first overall pick. https://t.co/IaUJhzWxt0 — Broderick Ehlert (@BDEhlert) January 23, 2020

Zion is in rare company. Jake Layman is a legend. https://t.co/xFVvs0EsW7 — Kyle Cook (@kyle_a_cook5) January 23, 2020

Jake Layman >>> Zion https://t.co/OffSXbnjqI — Harrison Goodman (@GoodmanHarrison) January 23, 2020

I said before the season started Zion reminded me of a young Jake Layman and people laughed at me. https://t.co/AsyLx61MGE — Atlanta Hawks Reddit (@ATLHawks_Reddit) January 23, 2020

Damned. Zion is bound to have an exceptional career as the one and only (well now two) Jake Layman!https://t.co/4FWmgEKzEc — Kawheasel (@kawheasel) January 23, 2020

THE Jake Layman — J (@1000Steps) January 23, 2020

Jake Layman. The standards standard. https://t.co/ED7eWlHY0U — Ryan Grandits (@RJGrandits) January 23, 2020

We will always remember the Jake Layman game... He is the OG...