DeMarcus Cousins has swiftly erased any seed of doubt from his resurgence upon coming back from a season-ending Achilles injury. After getting off to a semi-slow start with the Golden State Warriors with his minutes being closely monitored, teammate Stephen Curry has noticed the change he's made over the last few games, being more assertive and consequently more dominant on the floor.

“He’s playing with more confidence,” said Curry, according to ClutchPoints' Ryan Ward. “More decisive when he has the ball in his hands and it’s just a great thing to see with the amount of talent we have on the floor and everyone working together and in sync. He looks good. His body looks good.”

Cousins dominated once again, picking up where he left off during a rousing performance to settle a potential tiebreaker with the Denver Nuggets, this time terrorizing the Los Angeles Lakers for an easy 21 points and 10 rebounds in a mere 24 minutes of action.

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The big man was effective on the floor once again, shooting 9-of-17 from the floor and 3-of-7 from deep — an encouraging sign after it appeared his 3-point prowess from last season had plummeted altogether.

Cousins has now made multiple 3-pointers for the first time since his season debut on Jan. 18, when he made three of his four attempts in a brief 15-minute stint.