DeMarcus Cousins has good numbers in debut, but Pelicans are routed by Rockets
DeMarcus Cousins made his debut for the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday night. The Kings dealt Cousins, along with Omri Casspi, to New Orleans after the All-Star Game on Sunday. Unfortunately, the early returns were rough for the Pelicans, who lost 129-99 to the visiting Houston Rockets. To top it off, Casspi suffered a broken right thumb and is expected to miss four weeks.
.@boogiecousins will wear jersey #0 pic.twitter.com/YECFrYDfrR
— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) February 21, 2017
Cousins and teammate Anthony Davis combined for 56 of the Pelicans’ 99 points. Here is a look at Thursday’s numbers for Cousins and Casspi:
Player | Min. | Points | Rebs. | Assists | Blocks | Steals |
DeMarcus Cousins | 35 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Omri Casspi | 24 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This story was originally published February 23, 2017 at 7:29 PM with the headline "DeMarcus Cousins has good numbers in debut, but Pelicans are routed by Rockets."