On March 5, Beijing time, in an NBA regular season game that ended earlier today, the Denver Nuggets defeated the Houston Rockets 116-101 at home.
In this game, the Nuggets played well as the whole team. Seven players scored in double figures, including five at the start. Among them, the team's center DeMarcus Cousins performed the best. He dreamed of returning to the top of the game for only 23 minutes, and he was already 10 of 14 shots, including 3 of 4 three-pointers. He scored 31 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 1 block, and those 31 points were also his season highs.
I have to say that in today's game, Cousins played a bit like the top center of the league that year. You must know that after many teams, Cousins is no longer in a situation with that year. He averaged 15.6 minutes per game this season and had only 8.5 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists, a stat that simply can't compare to his peak.
He basically played the second and third interior of the team this season, and today's game was because the Nuggets core center Jokic did not play, so Cousins got a lot of opportunities, and he also proved that he still has a certain ability.
In fact, Cousins still has a personal attack, and he still has a very comprehensive offensive skill. His biggest problem is that his offensive efficiency is not good, shooting only 43.2% from the field and shooting as low as 28.2% from three-point range.
Cousins' defensive pace is not fast, and he has not been a defensive player for a long time. If he doesn't do well on the offensive end, maybe the team will choose to sit on the bench.