Former Kentucky big man DeMarcus Cousins finished with one of the all-time great stat lines the Pelicans double overtime win over Chicago Monday night.
Cousins finished with 44 points, 24 rebounds, 10 assists and 4 steals in the 132-128 win:
#DeMarcusCousins had a historical night, putting up 44 PTS, 24 REB, 10 AST in the @PelicanNBA's win!#DoItBig pic.twitter.com/Ldqq0LWY44
— NBA (@NBA) January 23, 2018
Cousins joined an elite club with his 40-20-10 night:
The only players in @NBAHistory to finish with at least 40 points, 20 rebounds, and 10 assists in a game are…
Wilt Chamberlain (6 games)
Elgin Baylor (1 game)
Oscar Robertson (1 game)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1 game)
DeMarcus Cousins (1 game)@EliasSports— NBA.com/Stats (@nbastats) January 23, 2018
He is also the first player since Moses Malone many moons ago to have three 40 points, 20 rebound games in a single season:
Including tonight, DeMarcus Cousins is the first player since Moses Malone in 1981-82 to tally 3 games of at least 40 PTS & 20 REBS in a single season. pic.twitter.com/X7X01mlTQN
— NBA.com/Stats (@nbastats) January 23, 2018
*Correction* DeMarcus Cousins is the first player since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (2/26/72) to record a 40-point, 20-rebound, 10-assist game…Only Cousins, Abdul-Jabbar, Chamberlain and Robertson has produced such a game.
— Pelicans PR (@PelicansPR) January 23, 2018
After his 51-minute night, Cousins still had some jokes:
Boogie after playing 51 minutes and posting 44 points, 24 rebounds, 10 assists and 4 steals:
“My strength coach had the nerve to ask me if I wanted to lift after this game…if I had any energy left we would have fought”
— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) January 23, 2018
Cousins got a shout out from LeBron James after the game:
Yo @boogiecousins chill out man!! Sheesh!!! Super sick stat line
— LeBron James (@KingJames) January 23, 2018
