The Nuggets were eliminated by the Warriors in the first round of the playoffs, the big score was 4-1, although the loss but the Nuggets' resilience and adjustment ability are commendable, if it is not too large a gap in strength between the two sides, but where the Warriors have one less star, the results of this round of the series may be different, such a loss is acceptable, Jokic in the series averaged 31 points, 13.2 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 1.6 steals and 1 block performance, shooting as high as 57.5%.
As the first player in the MVP list in the regular season, Jokic played such a performance to show that he does have the strength of MVP, but there is no strong teammate, the team's second highest average score per game is only an average of 14 points per game, and cousins, who are the fifth in the team,but average 10.6 points per game, look at this performance Some fans may say: "See, give Cousins a chance, he can't grasp it!" ”
But to be honest, Cousins really grasped, it can be said that he is the most stable player in the Nuggets series in addition to Jokic, the entire playoff Cousins averaged 11.4 minutes per game to score 10.6 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.2 assists 0.6 steals, shooting 65.5%, three-point shooting rate of 66.7%, three-point shooting rate ranked first in the league, of course, this is related to the Warriors to let him three points, but this can also reflect Cousins's state from the side.
And Cousins played such a performance is to use the average of 11.4 minutes per game to play the data, if converted into 36 minutes, Cousins can average 33 points, 10.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.9 steals per game, which is comparable to about the teacher, of course, Cousins because of lack of defensive ability, it is impossible to get so much playing time now, but through this round of the series we also see how good Cousins's immediate combat strength is.
It is estimated that in the offseason he will get a stable contract, a large contract is unlikely, but to a veteran base salary is estimated that many players are willing to send, his spatial ability, frame and strategy are not bad, can give the team a lot of help on the bench. Seeing Cousins now, and thinking about the league's first center of the year, I can't help but sigh, and the injury is as fierce as a tiger.
Cousins was already famous in high school, averaging 24.1 points, 13.2 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 5.1 steals and 3.2 blocks per game in his senior season, and the data was simply perverted. Because of his excellent performance, he also got an olive branch from the famous school Kentucky, where he joined forces with John Wall, and under the leadership of the two, the team also reached the quarterfinals of the championship, and the talent of the two was also noticed by everyone, Wall became the champion, and Cousins' average of 15+10 per game became the No. 5 show.
After joining the Kings, Cousins has grown steadily every season, but his irritable personality is also very depressed for management, in the fifth season of his career Cousins averaged 27.8 points, 10.6 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.3 blocks per game, and at that time, many media and experts thought that Cousins would become the next league's first center, after all, the talent is too good, he has the size, strength and athleticism of a historic center, and the projection ability is also very good.
But the Kings have long been discouraged by him, they sent Cousins to the Pelicans, after joining the Pelicans and thick eyebrows, this team is highly anticipated, but bad luck came, Cousins suffered a rupture in the Achilles tendon, season reimbursement, and the Pelicans wanted to renew him in the offseason, but did not want to give more money, only gave a 2-year and 40 million renewal contract, Cousins was angry at a glance, I only wanted a big contract of about 100 million.
So he broke up with the Pelicans, he also began to look for a suitable team in the free market, but no team was willing to give this badly injured center a maximum salary, Cousins began to retaliate against the league in a rage, directly joined the Warriors with a base salary, looked down on me? Then don't play it, directly the finale! Although the Warriors reached the Finals this year, the injuries of Durant and Klay ultimately prevented the Warriors from winning the championship.
After the serious injury, the Kaoshen Warriors did not want to keep him, and then Cousins came to the Lakers through the introduction of his friend Thick Brow, and as a result, he suffered a cruciate ligament tear and was reimbursed for the season. Two injuries have deprived Cousins of his athletic ability, he has gradually fallen to the point of no ball, in this season he finally played a brilliant performance in the Nuggets, although he could not recover to the peak, but it is also good to be able to stand in the league, and now Cousins is obviously more mature than before.