Pro Basketball Hoops Land: Is DeMarcus Cousins the best big man in the NBA? Cousins double-double leads Kings to win over Pelicans

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Is DeMarcus Cousins the best big man in the NBA? Cousins double-double leads Kings to win over Pelicans

The question I'm wondering and I'm hoping so many people will answer me is this, Is DeMarcus Cousins the best big man in the NBA? I feel he is this season. Having a point guard in Darren Collison who will dish out the ball instead of always looking to score is helpful for Cousins and the rest of the Sacramento Kings. DeMarcus to me is a top 5 center in the NBA today. Last night against the New Orleans Pelicans, DeMarcus Cousins scored 22 points and pulled down 12 rebounds, to lead the Sacramento Kings to a 99-89 win over the New Orleans Pelicans. Omri Casspi who filled in for Rudy Gay also scored 22 points. Ramon Sessions started in place of Darren Collison because of Collison suffering with left quadriceps contusion added 15 points and 6 assists. Here are the stats for each team.

Sacramento Kings Top 5 Scorers

DeMarcus Cousins- 22 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, 8/18 FG, 6/6 FT
Omri Casspi- 22 points, 4 rebounds, 9/14 FG, 3/4 FT, 1/2 3PTFG,
Ramon Sessions- 15 points, 6 assists, 3 rebounds, 2 steals, 4/13 FG, 6/8 FT, 1/2 3PTFG
Ray McCallum- 12 points, 3 rebounds, 4/7 FG, 4/4 FT, 0/3 3PTFG
Ben McLemore- 10 points, 2 rebounds, 4/6 FG, 2/3 3PTFG

Sacramento Kings Statistics

Team Field Goal Percentage- 48%
Team Three Point Percentage- 35%
Team Free Throw Percentage- 83%
Team Rebounds- 38 (31- Defensive, 7 Offensive)
Team Assists- 16
Team Steals- 9
Team Turnovers- 9
Team Blocks- 4

New Orleans Pelicans Scorers

Tyreke Evans- 22 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 10/17 FG, 2/4 FT, 0/3 3PTFG
Ryan Anderson- 20 points, 5 rebounds, 7/14 FG, 3/7 3PTFG, 3/3 FT
Anthony Davis- 14 points, 9 rebounds, 2 blocks, 2 assists, 4/12 FG, 6/8 FT
Jrue Holiday- 11 points, 3 assists, 3 rebounds, 5/11 FG, 0/3 3PTFG, 1/2 FT
Austin Rivers- 8 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2/6 FG, 4/4 FT, 0/1 3PTFG

New Orleans Pelicans Statistics

Team Field Goal Percentage- 41%
Team Three Point Percentage- 17%
Team Free Throw Percentage- 69%
Team Rebounds- 40 ( 26 Defensive and 14 Offensive)
Team Assists- 15
Team Steals- 3
Team Turnovers-10
Team Blocks- 6

I'm impressed with the start of the Sacramento Kings at 9-5. I have enjoyed this team since the days of Chris Webber, Peja Stojakovic, Vlade Divac, Mike Bibby, Doug Christie, Bobby Jackson, and Brad Miller. It's great to see this team do good again. I love that they gave an extension to Rudy Gay. There is one part of me that says keep this team the way it is, the other part says trade for a better power forward ( like Kenneth Faried if Denver would part with him). The bench is much better to me this year. I'm still not sold on Nick Stauskas but it's early. What are your thoughts on this 99-89 win? Send me your comments. Happy Thanksgiving to all Sacramento Kings fans. Thank you for reading Pro Basketball Hoops Land. The place where you can read articles, send comments and have the chance to purchase your favorite merchandise of the Sacramento Kings, on the left side of my blog or sometimes below my articles.

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