In order to survive in life, struggle is necessary, because in order to stand up, you must know what a fall is like. DeMarcus Cousins made such a comment on the social platform after the Houston Rockets defeated the Detroit Pistons. There is nothing wrong with the first half sentence, and the second half sentence represents Cousins’ current state of mind. He has experienced injuries, more than once, he suffered a torn Achilles tendon during the Pelican period, and then arrogantly rejected the two-year 40 million contract. Announced joining the Golden State Warriors.
Instead of a contract with an annual salary of 20 million, choose a middle class of 5.3 million. At this time, Cousins just wants to prove himself and prove that he can still return to the height of the league's first center . The Splash Brothers, together with Kevin Durant and Dreaming Green, are already the only team in the league. At this time, the joining of and DeMarcus Cousins is undoubtedly an early draw for that season. The full stop. But Cousins did not prove himself in the Warriors, and even suffered a torn left quadriceps injury.
Even so, Cousins averaged 25.7 minutes of playing time in the 30 games he played that year, still able to get 16.3 points, 8.2 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and more 1.33 steals 1.47 blocked , shooting 48%, still a good number. But that year, injuries spread to the Golden State Warriors. Klay Thompson and Kevin Durant were reimbursed for the season. , Curry and Green also played the finals with injuries, the dream of three consecutive championships. Shattered by Leonard.
Cousins still did not give up, he chose the Los Angeles Lakers, came to play alongside Rondo and Davis, as well as the league's first man LeBron James.It's still a wonderful combination, but the season has not yet started, Cousins tore his cruciate ligament, the season was reimbursed, and then he was waived. The Lakers let him use the arena for rehabilitation out of affection, and gave him a championship ring. But a ring without his own sweat would not satisfy Cousins after all.
So, after he recovered, he chose the Houston Rockets, a veteran base salary of 2.33 million a year, and it was an unsecured contract. At this moment, you can only describe Cousins as humble, but still hope that he can prove himself. The Rockets are different from the Lakers. The Lakers have , McGee and Davis, but when Cousins joined the Rockets, the Rockets did not have an inside line. Although they got and Wood later, Cousins was still the team's No. The second center, and in the absence of Wood, he will serve as the team's starting center.
Unfortunately, Cousins did not perform as expected in the Houston Rockets. The best game was against the Lakers. He scored 13 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists in 18 minutes. Other than that, no game has scored in double figures. So far this season, Cousins has averaged 16.9 minutes per game, only 6.1 points, 6.7 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.0 blocks. As a backup center, this should be a good number. Why do you only have?
Because Cousins’s efficiency is really terrible, his shooting percentage is only 26.3%, and his three-point shooting percentage is only 23.7%. If this is not the Houston Rockets, it would be no one’s Houston Rockets. Sins might really be deprecated. In the game against the Pistons , Cousins and Griffin, as if they were looking at themselves in the mirror, were full of regrets, sadness and bitterness that couldn't go back.
Griffin made 2 of 8 shots, only 7 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists. Cousins made 2 of 16 shots.5 points, 15 rebounds and 7 assists. The rebounds and assists are good. After all, the height and physique are there, and the past organizational experience is still there. But Harden didn't play with you, and went to the Brooklyn Nets resolutely, which is enough to prove that Cousins can not keep Harden. But Cousins is still deceiving himself, but still believing that he can return to his previous heights, but the statistics and performance on the court are enough to explain everything. He, like Griffin, can't go back.
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