With the Golden State Warriors punching an early ticket to the offseason after a pair of losses in the Western Conference play-in tournament, Warriors Wire is checking in on former members of Golden State across the 2021 edition of the NBA postseason.
In the second round of the playoffs, Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant leads a featured group of former Warriors trying to get back to the NBA Finals with new teams. Former Warriors DeMarcus Cousins and JaVale McGee are also still in action during the 2021 playoffs.
Here is a look at how Cousins performed during game two between the No. 1 seed Utah Jazz and No. 4 Los Angeles Clippers.
Eastern Conference Round 2, Game 2: Clippers at Jazz (1-0):
Following a fierce 45 point run in the opening game of the series against the Los Angeles Clippers, Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell showed no signs of slowing down in game two on Thursday night.
In game two, the Louisville product tallied a game-high 37 points on 15-of-29 shooting from the floor with six triples from beyond the arc. Mitchell added four assists and three boards in 39 minutes over game two.
Bojan Bogdanovic, Rudy Gobert, Joe Igles and Jordan Clarkson added double-figure scoring efforts behind Mitchell as the top-seeded Jazz cruised to another victory over the Clippers, 117-111.
Against the Jazz in game two, former Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins played 11 minutes off the bench for the Clippers.
The former Kentucky Wildcat notched six points on 3-of-7 shooting from the field with four rebounds during game two in Utah.
Watch highlights from game two via YouTube:
After falling down 2-0, the Clippers will return home to Los Angeles for back-to-back games at Staples Center against the Jazz. Game three is slated for Saturday at 5:30 p.m. PT.
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