The Golden State Warriors avoided the regular season sweep by defeating the Houston Rockets in the Toyota Center 106-104. With Kevin Durant sidelined by an ankle injury, the defending champs needed someone else to step up and DeMarcus Cousins did, playing, arguably, his best game in a Warriors uniform.
In 31 minutes, Cousins scored a season-high 27 points on 11-16 shooting and 1-2 from beyond-the-arc. He added eight rebounds and seven assists as well. He overpowered Houston’s big man Clint Capela down low when he needed to and set up teammates perfectly as a post playmaker.