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Keeler: DeMarcus Cousins gives Nuggets toughness. Grit. Attitude. And a break for MVP Nikola Jokic.

The screens are worth the price of admission alone. DeMarcus Cousins doesn’t move guys. Dude pancakes them.

Hey, if this 10-day contract with the Nuggets doesn’t work out for Cousins, George Paton could do a lot worse at offensive tackle for the Broncos than a 6-foot-10, 270-pound road-grader with a chip on his shoulder.

“He gives us grit,” Nuggets guard Austin Rivers said of Cousins, who made his Denver debut during a 117-111 win over the Detroit Pistons.

“Everybody knows he’s an enforcer … he’s still got to get his legs back, but he’s going to be big for this team.