Who would have thought that when Cousins was displaced, he could still rejuvenate the Nuggets. After a 10-day contract, Cousins got a more stable contract with the Nuggets. In this game in which Jokic was sidelined due to illness, Cousins made his first debut in the Nuggets career, and he seized the opportunity to stage the return of the king.
At the beginning of the game, Cousins hit a three-pointer, and the good feel foreshadowed that the night would not be ordinary. In the middle of the first quarter, Cousins scored consecutive baskets and even violently dunked, easily scoring 10 points. In the second quarter, Cousins continued to kill all sides, unstoppable, and his appearance immediately helped the Nuggets extend the lead, but the Rockets used a wave of 10-0 climax to narrow the point difference to single digits.
Fighting again in the second half, Cousins continued his madness, making up dunks under the basket, shooting outside the line, and creating fouls against opponents, and covering the whole field with offensive firepower. Despite Jokic's absence, the Rockets' weak interior defense, and the poor "defensive toughman" Wood, were still driven crazy by the "half-blooded" Cousins. With a burst of outs from Barton, Cousins and others, the Rockets trailed by 17 points in the third quarter, and the game had almost no suspense.
Garbage time, Cousins still has a sense of it. Scoring on the inside, helping teammates fight back after steals, assisting Morris's three-pointer, Cousins filled his own data slot. Although he appeared as a starter, the Nuggets didn't give him too much playing time. At the end of the quarter, Cousins came off early with 31 points and 9 boards, and the Nuggets fans at home cheered enthusiastically.
Throughout the game, Cousins played just 23 minutes, shooting 10-of-14 and 3-of-4 from three-point range, scoring 31 points, 9 boards, 4 assists, 3 steals and 1 block. Once upon a time, Cousins was also the league's scoring weapon, scoring 30+ points in a single game such as probing for things, stealing blocks and grabbing a catch. Unfortunately, after suffering an injury, Kao Shen fell to the altar and became an ordinary ordinary player. And this battle, Cousins transformed into a data maniac, staged the return of the king, which made people sigh and move.
As a former league number one center, Cousins has experienced a career of ups and downs, and he has almost retired many times, but he insisted on returning to the game and became an inspirational role model. Perhaps Cousins's temper is a little stinky, and his state will fluctuate, but this somewhat cute big man still deserves every respect and love.