Performance of the WeekDeMarcus Cousins | Milwaukee Bucks: 111, Sacramento Kings: 103In Sacramento’s last game before the All-Star break, Cousins posted a monster double-double on the road versus Brandon Knight’s Bucks. The 24-year-old Alabama native recorded 28 points (on 10-for-12 free-throw shooting), 19 rebounds, five assists and four blocks in a losing effort on Feb. 11.
Happy “DMC Day!”
Watch tonight as @boogiecousins makes his NBA All-Star debut on the 15th in Madison Square Garden! pic.twitter.com/YukEEQ9Ack
— Sacramento Kings (@SacramentoKings) February 15, 2015
Cats in the SpotlightEric Bledsoe | #2 PG | Phoenix Suns (29-25)After missing a Feb. 8 contest with Sacramento to witness the birth of his child, Bledsoe returned to action last Tuesday in a 127-118 loss to the Houston Rockets. With 12 points in 13 trips to the foul line, Bledsoe totaled 32 points on the day. He filled out the box score with four assists, four rebounds, two steals and a block. DeMarcus Cousins | #15 C | Sacramento Kings (18-34)In only three matchups last week, Cousins recorded two 28-point games, each complemented by a double-digit performance on the glass. Before last Wednesday’s double-double in Milwaukee, Cousins posted 28 points and 12 rebounds in an 85-83 win over the Phoenix Suns.Enes Kanter | #0 C | Utah Jazz (19-34)Kanter– who averages 7.8 RPG on the season– grabbed at least 10 rebounds in both Jazz contests last week, highlighted by a 14-point, 11-rebound performance in a 100-96 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans.Brandon Knight | #11 PG | Milwaukee Bucks (30-23)After an uncharacteristically lackluster showing in a Feb. 9 Bucks win, Knight scored 20 points (with six rebounds and five assists) in Milwaukee’s eight-point defeat of Cousins’ Kings.Jodie Meeks | #20 SG | Detroit Pistons (21-33)Despite two low scoring performances in Pistons losses on Sunday and Wednesday, Meeks poured in 18 points in a 106-78 Detroit win over the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday.Nerlens Noel | #4 C | Philadelphia 76ers (12-41)In the Sixers’ only game, Noel stuffed the stat sheet with 11 points, seven rebounds, four assists, a block and a steal. Philly lost to the Golden State Warriors, 89-84.John Wall | #2 PG | Washington Wizards (33-21)Despite re-injuring a nagging sprained ankle in a Feb. 9 win, Wall bounced back on Wednesday with 21 points and eight assists in a 95-93 loss to the Toronto Raptors on Feb. 11.Cats in All-Star WeekendRising Stars ChallengeNerlens Noel contributed four points, four rebounds, two blocks and two steals in a starting effort for Team USA in the Rising Stars Challenge. Team World, however, won the game, 121-112.Skills ChallengeAfter beating defending champion Trey Burke (Jazz) in the first round, and cruising past Kyle Lowry (Raptors) in the second, Brandon Knight was defeated by Patrick Beverley (Houston Rockets) in the Skills Challenge final.All-Star GameIn his first career All-Star starting nod, John Wall scored 19 points and dished out seven assists in the Eastern Conference’s 163-158 loss to the Western Conference. Cousins added 14 points and seven rebounds off the bench for the West. Anthony Davis, who was voted a frontcourt starter for the West, sat out the weekend with a sprained shoulder.
