Sacramento Kings Center DeMarcus Cousins Explodes For A Career High

The Elias Sports Bureau also reported Cousins’ 56 points are the third-most by a player who fouled out since the NBA/ABA merger in 1976-77, after the 68 of Pete Maravich in the 1976-77 season and 58 points by Kobe Bryant in 2006-07.

The Hornets (22-23) overcame Cousins’ career-high 56 points to win their third consecutive contest. It was the second time (and last time) this season that the Hornets went to overtime with the Kings, and the second time that the game really circulated around one player, Demarcus Cousins. All starters scored at least eighteen points in the game with Hawes being the first to foul out in the fourth quarter.

This proves that the 27-year-old can get things done whenever he gets time inside the court.

January 18 v Utah: Tallied a franchise-record 52 points and added nine rebounds and eight assists in a 124-119 double-overtime win over the Jazz.

The Hornets made nine of their 12 three-point endeavors in the period, and made seven in succession in one stretch.

League sources continue to say that Kings president Vlade Divac shuts down conversations about Cousins at ‘hello, ‘ and that a Cousins deal is a complete non-starter in Sacramento.

The point guard duel between Sacramento’s’ Rajon Rondo and Charlotte’s Kemba Walker should be a fun one to watch, and the performances of each will likely play a big part in the outcome.

And it should be noted that in between Walker’s two free throws, the Kings’ players did all they could to pull off what can only be described as the basketball equivalent of “icing” the kicker. Yet Cousins, always a threat for six fouls, fouled out with 3:30 on the clock on what initially looked like an and-one putback that would have given the Kings a four-point lead.

The Hornets started off the second half with seven straight 3-pointers, and dropped 42 in a quarter.

He is now the Western Conference player of the week.

“I’m thinking of a lot of the plays that could’ve changed the game”, he said, “but we left it all on the floor”. The Sacramento Kings big man was rumored to be on his way out after a few run-ins with coach George Karl.

Focusing primarily on Walker, Troy Daniels took the inbounds pass and hit what would be the game-winning 3-pointer.

Walker finished with 24 points and eight assists.

In the first Kings game, Cousins was the key scoring figure but an injury held him out of overtime and the Kings lost. Jeremy Lamb (toe), Nicolas Batum (toe) and Cody Zeller (shoulder) did not play for the Hornets…