DeMarcus Cousins Stats, Shot Chart & Advanced Analytics — 2021-22

Inside his season

Through April 10

Cousins is averaging 9.0 points a game on 56.7% true shooting. He's making 55.4% of his twos and 37 for 122 on threes (30.3%), and takes 38.6 free throws per 100 shots.

Fewer of his shots are coming from three above the break: 35.5%, down from 41.0%. More of his twos are going in: 61.8% at the rim (89 for 144), up from 51.6%.

He has 23.8% of the Nuggets' assists while he's on the floor. Bones Hyland finishes the most of them.

Tomorrow against the Suns

Last time, March 24, 2022: 10 points on 4 for 8 shooting, 3 assists and 6 rebounds in a 140-130 loss.
In 9 games against the Suns, he has averaged 18.9 points, 3.8 assists and 7.7 rebounds.
Of the Suns, Deandre Ayton has guarded him the most in their careers: 120 possessions over 7 games. Cousins has 16 points on 7 for 18 shooting against him, about half his usual scoring rate or less.

His passing

15.1

points his passes create per 100 possessions he plays

Finishing them: Bones Hyland 12, Bryn Forbes 11, JaMychal Green 9.
49% of the baskets he set up were threes.

Where his shots come from

Zone	Share	Last season	Made	Last season
At the rim	44.4%	41.3%	61.8%	51.6%
Rest of the paint	14.5%	10.8%	42.6%	45.5%
Midrange	3.4%	3.6%	27.3%	27.3%
Corner threes	2.2%	3.3%	28.6%	40.0%
Threes above the break	35.5%	41.0%	30.4%	34.4%

36.7% of his baskets were unassisted.

His work inside

He's grabbing 13.6 rebounds per 36 minutes, 15th among the 448 players with 200 minutes.
He's blocking 1.1 shots per 36 minutes, 96th.
He's taking 44.4% of his shots at the rim, and he's 89 for 144 there, 61.8% (the league: 65.3%).

With him on the floor

The Nuggets have been outscored by 1.6 points per 100 possessions with him on the floor, 113.4 to 115.0, with garbage time left out. They're plus 1.8 overall.

There's no full season before this one to compare him with.

Lineup numbers leave garbage time out and count points per 100 the NBA’s way; ages are exact, game by game, from 2015-16 on.

Inside his season

His last game

April 27, 2022, a 102-98 loss at Golden State, playoffs

DeMarcus Cousins

0 AST1-2 FT15:17 min

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

Before this game he averaged 9.0 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 48 regular-season games.

Shot making: 18 points from the field on 12 shots6.9 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 16-foot jumper4th quarter, 9:37 leftchance to win 57% to 66%
Guarded by: Looney: 10 poss, 3 ptsGreen: 10 poss, 2 pts
He guarded: Looney: 7 poss, 0 ptsPorter: 6 poss, 0 ptsGreen: 4 poss, 2 pts
On the move: 0.97 miles3.62 mph on average41 touches
Hustle: 5 shots contested1 loose ball
Rating: Performance Score +6.873.8% true shooting41.2% usage

His last game

His season

Career

6 seasons since 2015-16, the seasons the site has

All-Star twice.

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG%	3PM	3P%	FT%	TS%	+/−	Honors
2015-16SAC	SAC	65	34.6	26.9	11.5	3.3	1.6	1.4	3.8	.451	1.1	.333	.718	.538	+0.6
2016-172 teams	2 teams	72	34.2	27.0	11.0	4.6	1.4	1.3	3.7	.452	1.8	.361	.772	.562	−0.4	All-Star
SAC	SAC	55	34.4	27.8	10.6	4.8	1.4	1.3	3.8	.452	1.7	.356	.770	.562	−0.6
NOP	NOP	17	33.8	24.4	12.4	3.9	1.5	1.1	3.6	.452	2.1	.375	.777	.564	+0.2
2017-18NOP	NOP	48	36.2	25.2	12.9	5.4	1.6	1.6	5.0	.470	2.2	.354	.746	.583	+2.1	All-Star
2018-19GSW	GSW	30	25.7	16.3	8.2	3.6	1.3	1.5	2.4	.480	0.9	.274	.736	.562	+2.2
2020-212 teams	2 teams	41	17.4	8.9	6.4	1.9	0.8	0.6	1.6	.426	1.1	.348	.728	.537	−1.5
HOU	HOU	25	20.2	9.6	7.6	2.4	0.8	0.7	1.6	.376	1.6	.336	.746	.511	−1.9
LAC	LAC	16	12.9	7.8	4.5	1.0	0.8	0.4	1.6	.537	0.5	.421	.682	.597	−0.8
2021-222 teams	2 teams	48	14.9	9.0	5.6	1.5	0.7	0.4	1.8	.460	0.8	.303	.760	.567	+0.8
MIL	MIL	17	16.9	9.1	5.8	1.1	0.9	0.5	0.9	.466	0.8	.271	.816	.572	+2.9
DEN	DEN	31	13.9	8.9	5.5	1.7	0.6	0.4	2.2	.456	0.8	.324	.736	.565	−0.4
Career6 seasons	6 seasons	304	28.5	20.3	9.7	3.5	1.3	1.2	3.2	.456	1.4	.340	.745	.558	+0.5

Blue: his best season in each column (20 games or more, four in the playoffs; 3P% with two tries a game, FT% with one).

Career bests

Performance Score, 324 games since 2015-16

Best game+19.044 points, 23 rebounds, 10 assists and 4 steals on 13 for 29 shooting against Chicago, Jan. 22, 2018The story Best four games+46.041.0 points a game, Jan. 20 to 25, 2016Last game

Where his points come from

This season, against the league

Source	Cousins	NBA avg
Paint	50.7%	42.7%
Mid-range	1.4%	8.3%
Threes	25.8%	33.7%
Free throws	22.1%	15.3%
Fast break	4.9%	11.3%
Off turnovers	8.8%	14.7%
Unassisted makes	30.2%	39.3%

Advanced

2021-22, 48 games

Usage rate	26.7%
Assist rate	15.3%
Assists per turnover	0.84
Turnover rate (per 100 plays)	16.0
Offensive rating	113.8
Defensive rating	111.7
Net rating	+2.2
Offensive rebound rate	10.3%
Defensive rebound rate	28.1%
Effective FG%	51.7%
Fouls drawn a game	2.8

Not ranked: NBA ranks need 58+ games, and he has played 48.

Shot profile

Where he shoots, against the league

Zone	Cousins	NBA	FG%	NBA FG%
At the rim	44.4%	29.1%	61.8%	65.3%
Paint (non-rim)	14.5%	18.3%	42.6%	42.8%
Mid-range	3.4%	12.8%

Date	Opp	Result	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	FG	3P	FT	TO	PF	+/−
Apr 10	vs LAL	L141–146	23:31	17	9	5	1	2	5–7	2–3	5–6	3	5	+1
Apr 7	vs MEM	W122–109	3:48	1	0	0	0	0	0–1	0–1	1–2	0	0	−12
Apr 5	vs SAS	L97–116	7:37	4	5	0	0	0	1–7	0–2	2–2	2	3	−8
Apr 3	@ LAL	W129–118	15:01	14	3	3	0	1	6–9	0–2	2–3	1	2	+4
Apr 1	vs MIN	L130–136

Stat	Avg	NBA rank
Deflections	1.5
Contested shots	4.8
Twos contested	3.3
Threes contested	1.5
Charges drawn	0.15
Loose balls recovered	0.5
Box outs	1.4
Screen assists	1.5
Points from screen assists	3.7

Per game	Cousins	NBA avg
Distance (miles)	1.00	1.91
Average speed (mph)	3.78	4.17
Touches	31.8	44.1
Passes	21.5	30.9
Potential assists	3.1	5.2
Secondary assists	0.3	0.4
Offensive rebound chances	3.5	2.6
Defensive rebound chances	6.1	6.2

Split	GP	Pts	Reb	Ast	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	+/−
Location
Home	27	9.1	6.0	1.2	43.6%	29.6%	75.6%	55.1%	−1.0
Away	21	8.7	5.2	1.8	49.3%	31.4%	76.7%	59.1%	+3.0
Result

Date	Opp	Result	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	FG	3P	FT	TO	+/−
Apr 10	vs LAL	L141–146	23:31	17	9	5	5–7	2–3	5–6	3	+1
Apr 7	vs MEM	W122–109	3:48	1	0	0	0–1	0–1	1–2	0	−12
Apr 5	vs SAS	L97–116	7:37	4	5	0	1–7	0–2	2–2	2	−8
Apr 3	@ LAL	W129–118	15:01	14	3	3	6–9	0–2	2–3	1	+4
Apr 1	vs MIN	L130–136	4:38	3	1	1	1–2	1–2	0–0	4	−13
Mar 30	@ IND	W125–118	12:21	11	5	2	5–6	1–1	0–0	3	−4
Mar 28	@ CHA	W113–109	12:23	6	4	0	2–3	0–1	2–2	3	−14
Mar 26	vs OKC	W113–107	13:04	7	8	0	2–4	1–2	2–2	2	−13
Mar 24	vs PHX	L130–140	15:41	10	6	3	4–8	1–4	1–1	1	+5
Mar 22	vs LAC	W127–115	13:41	8	5	2	4–7	0–2	0–0	2	+2

DeMarcus Cousins

Inside his season

Tomorrow against the Suns

His passing

Where his shots come from

His work inside

With him on the floor

Inside his season

His last game

His last game

His season

Career

Career bests

Where his points come from

Advanced

Shot profile

Game log

Shot chart

Hustle

Movement and touches

Rim defense

Pick your games

Splits

Last 10 games

By distance

By shot type

Clutch

Trends

Career bests

Inside his season

Tomorrow against the Suns

His passing

Where his shots come from

His work inside

With him on the floor

His last game

Distance	Made–Att	Share	NBA	FG%	NBA FG%
Under 8 ft	106–186	57.4%	39.8%	57.0%	59.0%
8–16 ft	4–9	2.8%	13.2%	44.4%	42.9%
16–24 ft	2–7	2.2%	7.1%	28.6%	39.9%
24+ ft	37–122	37.7%	39.6%	30.3%	35.5%

Type	Made–Att	Share	NBA	FG%	NBA FG%
Dunks	20–22	6.8%	5.8%	90.9%	88.7%
Layups	75–136	42.0%	26.5%	55.1%	55.8%
Floaters	1–7	2.2%	7.9%	14.3%	44.8%
Hooks	10–17	5.2%	2.9%	58.8%	48.5%
Pull-up jumpers	0–1	0.3%	12.9%	0.0%	39.7%
Step-backs	2–7	2.2%	4.8%	28.6%	38.1%
Turnarounds and fadeaways	3–12	3.7%	4.9%	25.0%	40.6%
Other jump shots	38–122	37.7%	34.3%	31.1%	35.9%

Month
Dec	14	8.9	5.7	1.3	45.5%	21.1%	81.8%	55.1%	+3.9
Jan	7	7.7	6.3	0.4	35.4%	33.3%	76.5%	48.7%	−2.0
Feb	6	8.7	6.7	2.2	47.4%	45.5%	61.1%	56.6%	+4.8
Mar	16	10.0	5.5	1.8	49.6%	33.3%	77.3%	60.4%	−0.3
Apr	5	7.8	3.6	1.8	50.0%	30.0%	76.9%	61.5%	−5.6