On January 27, 2018, in the final moments of the Pelicans' home game against the Rockets, Cousins, who had just been selected to the All-Star starting lineup, was accidentally injured when he grabbed a frontcourt rebound after missing a free throw!

With nine seconds left in the game, the Pelicans were 113-109 and led the Rockets by four points. In order to keep the game win, Cousins played like he was fighting for the ball. But this time the scramble made his huge body of 122 kilograms fall to the ground......

With the support of his teammates, Cousins, whose face was full of pain, left the game. Then came the sad news from the Pelicans locker room — Cousins has a ruptured Achilles tendon, the season is reimbursed, and the recovery period is expected to be about a year.

Now, one year later, January 19, 2019, Los Angeles, Staples.

DeMarcus. Cousins is finally back on the court, and his return has attracted the attention of everyone around the world who loves basketball.

After all, he's now a member of the Golden State Warriors. Last season, the Golden State Warriors lost the championship by losing to the Pacers in the tiebreaker. But they were actually only one breath away from victory.

And this season, people believe. As long as DeMarcus. Cousins can play to his previous 70% strength, and the Warriors have no problem fighting back against the Pacers. After all, the Pacers lost Chris this summer. Paul's important battle.

Moreover, without Cousins, the Warriors' roster is luxurious enough. And now there is an All-Star center, just enough to fill the Warriors' interior weakness, which makes it easy for the Warriors to crush most opponents.

According to statistics, the last time a team in NBA history had five All-Stars at the same time was 43 years ago in the 1975-76 season!

At that time, the Celtics' starting five were Dave Brown. Cowens, Jojo. White, Charlie. Scott, John, Havlicek, and Paul. Silas, who were all named to the All-Star team the previous season.

That season, the Boston Celtics eventually won the championship by beating the Phoenix Suns 4-2 in the 1975-76 Finals.

And the Warriors' lineup appeared when none of the players on the team had ever been selected as an All-Star for the Clippers, which would feel a little unfair!

But competitive sports are not absolutely fair in and of themselves, and whether the NBA will have an early finale will be a good indication of whether this game will be very revealing.

At first, some fans who didn't like the Warriors were still lucky. They don't think Cousins can possibly remain in his previous form after a ruptured Achilles tendon.

After all, a ruptured Achilles tendon is not a small injury. Even the omnipotent Kobe Bryant once fell to his knees in front of a ruptured Achilles tendon.

However, Cousins showed great aggression as soon as he got on the court. You can't tell that he's a guy who hasn't been out of the ring for a year, but more like a beast that hasn't eaten meat for a long time!

From the start, Cousins' desire to attack was extremely strong. He was not afraid of confrontation in the restricted area, and beat the Clippers high tower and tower. Although the strong attack ended in failure, this attack was enough to show Cousins' determination.

Sure enough, on the second offense, Cousins' efforts paid off.

He received Durant's wonderful pass and cut directly to the basket, and then staged a violent dunk!

This violent slam was so powerful that it seemed to vent all his grievances in the past year.

In his contract year, he suffered a serious injury, lost his All-Star starter, and there is no news on his next job...... All kinds of troubles are coming, which must make Cousins, who has the body of the first center but has a "schoolboy mind", even more clueless.

Cousins has been like a drowning man for the past year, and if someone reaches out to help, he will definitely hold on to it.

The Warriors stretched out that hand, and Cousins now grabbed the Warriors' outstretched hand tighter with a slam dunk!

The moment Cousins completed the dunk, the Warriors bench went straight crazy. All the team members almost jumped up, and everyone's expressions were full of highlights! Iguodala, the drama spirit, jumped directly near the baseline and danced solo...... Seeing this twilight, the fans at the Clippers' home court even burst into cheers for the opposing player!

Cousins started his career as a warrior in the way he liked best.

After that, Cousins continued to play well. The rest of the Warriors are also very face-saving, feeding Cousins frequently.

It can be seen that the system combination of Cousins and the Warriors is still unfamiliar. However, considering this is Cousins' first game since his return, his performance has been excellent.

In the end, Cousins, who was overly excited, left the court with six fouls. Although he only played 15 minutes in the whole game, he handed over 14 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block of all-around data, filling the data sheet.

Cousins is still the same Cousins, he is still the familiar all-around interior lineman, and he is still the "No. 1 center below the neck".

Not in good shape? Can't fit into the Warrior system? None of these problems have occurred in Cousins.

In the end, the Warriors also defeated the Clippers with a more civilian roster in Staples. After the game, the commentators exclaimed, "The NBA finale has arrived!" ”

Meanwhile, at the U.S. Route Center in Dallas, the Pacers' game against the Mavericks has ended.

99 to 111, although Pacers veteran Wesley. Matthews scored 17 points in one fell swoop in order to put on a good performance in front of Henson. But with Doncic only eight points in the game and there was a big gap between the two sides, the Mavericks eventually lost the game at home.

After the game, Henson and Dirk hugged each other in a friendly way. These two people, who will retire after playing this season, blessed each other.

Subsequently, Henson and Wesley. Matthews chatted a few words. Although it has been many years since he left the Pacers, Matthews' respect for Henson has not changed. It's clear from this undrafted that if it weren't for Henson, maybe there wouldn't be a career for him.

After separating from both men, the reporters finally arrived. Henson looked at the cameras in front of him, and he already knew why the reporters were so excited.

Because of what happened in Staples, Henson already knew!

"Coach Henson, congratulations to your team on winning this game. But at this time in Staples, the Golden State Warriors also won the game. Moreover, Cousins, who has just returned from injury, scored 14 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block in one fell swoop, what do you think of this game? ”

Sure enough, as soon as the reporter opened his mouth, he asked questions related to the warriors.

"I'm glad Cousins is back healthy, congratulations." Henson was smiling, but his heart was not so calm.

After the game, Cousins claimed that he would help the Warriors get what was theirs. There is no doubt that this is an allusion to the overall championship. Do you think this is his provocation to you? ”

"Provocation? No, he's just cheering himself up. ”

"Coach Henson, on January 28th, you're going to play against the Warriors with an extremely five-star roster. Do you think your team can win that game? ”

At the beginning, Henson answered both questions very decisively. But when faced with this question, Henson was stunned for a moment.

It's not that he's afraid, but because he really doesn't know how many pounds and taels a five-star warrior has. After all, a win in a game doesn't say anything.

So, Henson also replied honestly, "I don't know." ”

However, such an answer was misinterpreted by reporters as Henson's fear!

In the days that followed, the Warriors and Cousins continued to have a strong momentum. On January 21, the Warriors defeated the Lakers 130-111, and Cousins had 8 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, still all-round.

On January 24, the Warriors defeated the Wizards 126-118, Cousins had 17 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block, and continued to be strong!

On the 26th, the Warriors defeated the Eastern giants Celtics 115-111.

The game was played to the last minute, and Cousins hit a key shot. In the end, Cousins' stats were 15 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 1 block, as comprehensive as ever!

So far, since Cousins' return, the Golden State Warriors have not tasted defeat, and they have always maintained the comprehensiveness of the data. If it weren't for Steve. Kerr deliberately limits his playing time, and his stats only look better!

After the Warriors vs. Celtics game, their next opponent is none other than the Pacers! This game is also the most important game in the entire NBA in January!

And so badly, the Pacers just lost before this game. On January 26, the Pacers were upset by the Grizzlies, and they were beaten by Mike Murphy in the final moments. Conley's three-pointer. The Memphis Grizzlies also became the fourth team to defeat the defending champions this season.

The Pacers' loss, combined with Henson's previous uncertain answer to the question "can they beat the Warriors," made reporters make a big fuss.

So, on January 27, the day before the Warriors and Pacers battle, ESPN published a preview of the battle between the two sides.

The article's bold headline is striking – "Golden State Warriors Will Make Indiana Pacers Tremble!" ”

Henson shook his head, he just said that he didn't know if he could defeat the Warriors, but he didn't say that he was afraid of the Warriors.

Who makes who tremble, but not necessarily.