Career best

Cousins’ 44 is his best game since 2015-16

DeMarcus Cousins had 44 points, 23 rebounds, 10 assists and 4 steals on 13 for 29 shooting in 52 minutes, and the Pelicans beat the Bulls 132-⁠128.

His Performance Score of +19.0 is the best of his 183 games since 2015-⁠16, better than 99.9% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He went 6 for 15 at the rim and 5 for 11 from 3. He scored 9 of his 44 after the game was decided.

His old best, +18.9, was 46 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists on 11 for 16 shooting in 32 minutes, a 122-⁠119 loss at Philadelphia on Jan. 30, 2017.

The game

Pelicans 132, Bulls 128Home, Jan. 22, 2018Box score and story ›

DeMarcus Cousins

13-14 FT51:30 min

Points1st 42nd 63rd 124th 11OT 42OT 7

His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

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Season high in points (44; his best before, 41). Tied his season high in rebounds (23). Tied his season high in assists (10). Tied his season high in 3-pointers (5). Before this game he averaged 25.2 points, 12.6 rebounds and 5.1 assists in 45 regular-season games.

Shot making: 31 points from the field on 29 shots2.1 fewer than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 3-pointer2OT, 3:46 leftchance to win 62% to 85%
Guarded by: Lopez: 58 poss, 14 ptsPortis: 13 poss, 6 ptsMirotic: 9 poss, 4 pts
He guarded: Lopez: 56 poss, 14 ptsPortis: 12 poss, 0 ptsGrant: 8 poss, 3 pts
On the move: 3.09 miles3.61 mph on average154 touches
Hustle: 3 deflections24 shots contested1 charge drawn3 loose balls11 box-outs1 screen assist
Rating: Performance Score +19.062.6% true shooting32.8% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	Jan. 22, 2018vs CHI	W 132-128	52	44	23	10	4	1	13-29	5-11	13-14	5	+13	+19.0
2	Jan. 30, 2017at PHI	L 119-122	32	46	15	5	1	1	11-16	4-6	20-22	8	−6	+18.9
3	Dec. 20, 2016vs POR	W 126-121	41	55	14	1	1	3	17-28	5-8	16-17	5	+3	+18.7
4	Jan. 25, 2016vs CHA	L 128-129	46	56	12	4	1	2	21-30	1-3	13-16	7	+15	+17.4
5	Feb. 23, 2017vs HOU	L 99-129	35	27	13	5	5	4	11-19	1-5	4-5	1	−13	+16.7

By Performance Score, since 2015-16, regular season and playoffs.

His old best

Kings 119, 76ers 122Away, Jan. 30, 2017Box score and story ›

DeMarcus Cousins

20-22 FT32:16 min

Points1st 182nd 03rd 124th 16

His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

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Before this game he averaged 28.1 points, 10.5 rebounds and 4.4 assists in 46 regular-season games.

Shot making: 26 points from the field on 16 shots8.7 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a driving dunk4th quarter, 1:28 leftchance to win 18% to 34%
On the move: 2.07 miles3.85 mph on average88 touches
Hustle: 4 deflections8 shots contested5 loose balls5 screen assists
Rating: Performance Score +18.989.6% true shooting47.9% usage