New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis has to do it all once again. After DeMarcus Cousins went down with ruptured Achilles, it’s on Davis to try and push the Pelicans into the playoffs in loaded Western Conference.
If the story was different and Cousins was healthy, Davis thinks that the two of them together on the court could have made a really big impact.
“We could have gone through the playoffs. No one could really stop us as bigs. We go to the Finals if we went,” – said Davis while talking with ESPN‘s Rachel Nichols. “Teammate Rajon Rondo reminds us of it: ‘You guys are the two best bigs. I know what it takes to win championships; we got it.’“
Although this might sound completely unrealistic to some, keep in mind that the Pelicans were climbing on the West Conference standings before Cousins suffered an injury on January 26, which ended his season. Davis and Cousins had the chance to become first teammates to average at least 25 points and 10 rebounds in a single season. DeMarcus Cousins was putting some MVP worthy numbers of 25.2 points, 12.9 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game. Unfortunately, we will never know how the season would play out for the New Orleans Pelicans if Cousins wasn’t injured.
Although it will be a lot harder for him now, Anthony Davis is determined to do whatever his team needs him in order for them to be successful.
“When he goes down, it’s, all right, it goes back to AD before DeMarcus, a lot of minutes, weight of the world on your shoulders,” – Davis said. “You know, you gotta carry the team on your back, you gotta almost get 40 every night for us — to give us a chance to win.“
Davis is currently averaging 23 points, 10.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.3 steals and 2.3 blocks per game.
