It was their first game played without the All-Star center this season, just two days after Cousins tore an Achilles tendon, sidelining him for upwards of 10 months.
It started when the Clippers’ defense collapsed on Davis, not allowing the All-NBA forward to work with the space he received when sharing the floor alongside Cousins.
New Orleans made just 2-of-19 3-pointers in the second half, including a string of 11 consecutive misses in the third quarter, allowing LA to swiftly erase a 21-point lead.
The drought raised concerns about whether the supporting cast around Davis and Jrue Holiday is able to make up for the 25.2 points per game Cousins leaves behind when he heads to the operating table.
The answer on Sunday was a resounding “no.” But, Davis, Holiday and Gentry all said the system worked well enough to generate open looks and on many nights those would’ve powered the offense to success.
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