DENVER – DeMarcus Cousins produced another big performance Tuesday vs. Denver, finishing with 30 points and 14 rebounds, but he won’t get a second chance to do likewise against the Nuggets this week. Prior to tip-off Friday at the Pepsi Center, Pelicans second-year head coach Alvin Gentry announced that Cousins will not play, due to Achilles soreness.
“It’s not worth taking a risk,” Gentry said of the decision to sit Cousins. “Especially the game tonight. We’ll see tomorrow how he feels, but more than likely, we’re not going to play him as long as he has any kind of pain there.