{"id":1025211,"date":"2019-04-26T21:24:30","date_gmt":"2019-04-27T01:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1025211"},"modified":"2019-06-14T17:13:07","modified_gmt":"2019-06-14T21:13:07","slug":"nba-demarcus-cousins-injury-impact-warriors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/nba-demarcus-cousins-injury-impact-warriors\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA: How Does DeMarcus Cousins' Injury Impact the Golden State Warriors Title Defense?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/nba\/nba-demarcus-cousins-bad-break\/\">DeMarcus Cousins<\/a> went down with his injury in Game 2 against the Clippers, the Golden State Warriors couldn\u2019t have been pleased. Not only did they lose a loved teammate, but their chances of a 3-peat went down significantly. Although his stats haven't been at an all-star level, Cousins was the best center the team has had during their dynasty. How will <a href=\"https:\/\/247sports.com\/ContentGallery\/DeMarcus-Cousins-injury-update-MRI-torn-quad-131237835\/#131237835_11\" target=_blank>his injury impact Golden State<\/a> moving forward? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What happened to DeMarcus Cousins?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/SC-DeMarcus-Cousins-injury-impact-Warriors-1-GettyImages-1128716975.jpg?strip=all&#038;quality=89\" alt=\"Losing DeMarcus Cousins hurts the Warriors three-peat chances.\" class=\"wp-image-1025219\" width=\"757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/SC-DeMarcus-Cousins-injury-impact-Warriors-1-GettyImages-1128716975.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/SC-DeMarcus-Cousins-injury-impact-Warriors-1-GettyImages-1128716975.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200 300w, https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/SC-DeMarcus-Cousins-injury-impact-Warriors-1-GettyImages-1128716975.jpg?w=768&amp;h=512 768w, https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/SC-DeMarcus-Cousins-injury-impact-Warriors-1-GettyImages-1128716975.jpg?w=90&amp;h=60 90w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Losing DeMarcus Cousins is a blow for the Warriors. | Christian Petersen\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>DeMarcus Cousins went down with a torn quad and will miss the rest of the postseason. It was the same leg he injured during the 2017 season when he tore his Achilles. Cousins has been great in the middle for Golden State this year, averaging 16 points and eight rebounds per game. When you look at his season stats compared to his career stat line, the only thing that's drastically down is his 3-point percentage. Given that the Warriors have plenty of long-range shooting, <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/nba\/what-does-the-demarcus-cousins-signing-mean-for-the-nba\/\">they needed Cousins<\/a> to man the paint and keep defenses honest.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His effective field goal percentage increased this season, which means he is taking smarter shots even though he is getting fewer opportunities.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who will step up in his place?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Andrew Bogut Full 2016 NBA Playoffs Highlights\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JPl7xW1sOOM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Andrew Bogut will probably get more minutes in the middle when it's time to make defensive rotations, but fans should also expect to see more of Kevon Looney and Jordan Bell. Bogut should enter the starting lineup more often as his veteran presence and rim protection should help the Warriors.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looney has seen his minutes increase every year since entering the league, and he's averaging almost 19 minutes per game this postseason. He's putting up nearly nine points and five rebounds per game. That\u2019s not close to what DeMarcus Cousins brought, but Looney can help offset some scoring the Warriors will miss without Boogie in the lineup.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Should the Warrior sign a free agent?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It's highly unlikely that the Warriors will sign anyone that's on the free-agent market to replace DeMarcus Cousins. Although Jordan Bell has been in the doghouse many times this season, it wouldn't be wise for the team to add any more salary to their already inflated cap hit. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plus, there\u2019s the team chemistry factor to consider. The postseason probably isn\u2019t the best time to add a new personality to what can be a <a href=\"https:\/\/warriorswire.usatoday.com\/2018\/11\/13\/draymond-green-loudly-confronted-by-teammates-following-loss-to-clippers\/\" target=_blank>volatile locker room<\/a>.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Will we see more of the death lineup?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ENXRHSJTpuU\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Warriors\u2019 defense, especially in their first-round series against the Clippers, isn\u2019t always stellar, and bringing in their death lineup &#8212; Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Andre Iguodala, Kevin Durant, and Draymond Green &#8212; would leave them exposed in the middle. The Clippers\u2019 Montrezl Harrell is a tenacious rebounder and plays with 100% effort every moment he is on the court, so he could be a matchup problem for a Warriors team that doesn't always try their hardest.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Warriors believe they can turn the switch on when they need to, but it\u2019s not always that easy. It\u2019s even harder when a player of the caliber of DeMarcus Cousins isn\u2019t available.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Second-round preview?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Rockets gave the Warriors everything they could handle in the playoffs last season, and there\u2019s a chance they could rematch in the second round in 2019. With the Golden State looking vulnerable, Houston could exploit the weaknesses in the middle. It could be a seven-game series or the Warriors could turn it on and make it a five-game series. Either way, they will move on to the Western Conference finals.<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DeMarcus Cousins was the best center the Warriors have had during their dynasty. How will his injury impact Golden State moving forward?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":1025226,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[4849,91,4865],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.3 (Yoast SEO v22.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>NBA: How Does DeMarcus Cousins&#039; Injury Impact the Golden State Warriors Title Defense?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"DeMarcus Cousins was the best center the Warriors have had during their dynasty. 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