With a career-high 28.8 points per game, DeMarcus Cousins is currently one of the top three scorers in the NBA. If Boogie continues at this rate, he would be the first Kings player since Peja Stojakovic - during the 2003-04 season - to reach the League’s top trio of scorers.

Cousins finds himself among the NBA’s best scorers through a combination of talents. He’s channeling his inner-Stojakovic, with 18.8 percent of his points this season coming from beyond the arc. This season, Boogie is shooting a career-high 39.6 percent from long distance, six points higher than his previous career best.

Opposing teams are allowing him to shoot from deep. With 84.4 percent of his three-pointers having a defender at least four feet away, Cousins has found ample space to shoot the ball. On these open shots, Cousins is capitalizing and making 42.1 percent of his attempts.

Even with his expanded range, the big man continues to play well when he posts up. He is second in the League in field goals made per game when on the block, as well as points per game scored from the post. He is able to score through contact with an “and-one” frequency of 4.5 percent, best among the top eight post scorers.

Speaking of contact, Cousins leads the league in personal fouls drawn at 8.7 fouls per outing. This helps send him to the line often, and at 9.8 free throws a night, he is in the League’s top five for attempts per game. At the charity stripe—where more than a quarter of his points come from—he is enjoying the second-best year of his career, shooting 75.2 percent.

Cousins is below his career average for personal fouls this season, which has helped him avoid sitting out extended parts of contests. His turnovers are lower this year as well. Tying a career-best 2.7 turnovers per game, he is averaging over one turnover less than last year. This has translated to more scoring possessions for both the Kings and No. 15.

Boogie is finding ways to dominate on offense from all over the court. He’s also cutting down on mistakes that take scoring opportunities away. This is a potent combination for battling opposing defenses, and hopefully he is able to continue his stellar play through season’s end and join Stojakovic as a top-three scorer in the League.