On April 28, Beijing time, although the Nuggets were unfortunately reversed by the Warriors, and the total score stopped the first round of the playoffs 1-4, Cousins, who came off the bench, played a very eye-catching battle. In this campaign, Cousins played only 15 minutes and 16 seconds on the bench, providing an efficient crosshair of 8 of 12, including 2 of 3 outside three-pointers, plus 1 of 2 free throws, 19 points, 4 rebounds and 1 steal, scoring a new playoff career record, becoming the Second Highest score in the Nuggets after Jokic's 30 points.
Looking at Jokic's 5 games in this year's playoffs, Jokic's performance has steadily improved, and he has also become a bench wizard role for the Nuggets.
In the first game, he scored 7+2+2 on 5-of-5 in the first match.
In the second match, he scored 8+4+2 on 3-of-5 of 12 minutes.
In the third game, he scored 3-of-4 out of 4 in 10 minutes to get 9+3.
In the fourth game, he scored 10+4+2 on 3-of-3 in 10 minutes.
In the fifth game, he scored 19+4 on 8-of-12 in 15 minutes.
It is not difficult to see that Jokic played the best playoff game of the year in the G5 game, and his scores, goals, shots, etc., are the highest single-game values created in this year's playoffs. When the Warriors mainly played the death of the five small lineups, the Nuggets always used the inside advantage to suppress the opponent, and even once achieved a 10-point advantage, but they were reversed in the final quarter.
Cousins has played well enough that even though he is extremely slow on the defensive end, he is still extremely powerful on the offensive end, repeatedly using his height tonnage to suppress the Warriors' defensive scores, and giving a two-point shooting of 6 of 9. Cousins also made 2-of-3 three-pointers on the perimeter, especially the whistle-pressing three-pointer in the final moments of the third quarter, showing his ability to play inside and out.
There is no doubt that Cousins has proved that he can still play in the league, and whether he will renew his contract with the Nuggets in the offseason or switch to other teams is also a matter of great concern.
(Text/Drunken Floating Life)