Kings Blog and Q&A: Cousins fouls up potentially big night

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January 25, 2011

PORTLAND, Ore. - Monday night should have been a night where DeMarcus Cousins put up big-time numbers.

It was obvious early on in the Kings' 96-81 win over the Portland Trail Blazers that Joel Pryzbilla had no chance defending Cousins.

But Cousins played a little less than 15 minutes because of fouls. Cousins picked up his fifth foul with 10:22 to play and sat the rest of the night because Samuel Dalembert played well.

Cousins still had 14 points and eight rebounds.

Oddly enough, Cousins with five fouls has been good to the Kings in a fluke way.

*The Kings have seven of their 10 wins when Cousins had five fouls.

*Cousins scored his season high of 28 points against Phoenix on Jan. 2.

But I think the Kings would prefer if Cousins didn't pick up five fouls on a regular basis.

--Jason Jones

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