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NEW ORLEANS — Jonas Valanciunas swears he doesn’t remember, but at some point in his career he did DeMarcus ‘Boogie’ Cousins wrong and the Pelicans big man hasn’t gotten over it.

Maybe it was that elbow in the 2014 semi-finals of the FIBA World Cup.

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Valanciunas planted one right into Cousins Adam’s apple and Cousins made like he was going to take a swing at the Lithuanian who had already turned away and ducked.

Cooler heads prevailed, but something had to spark this fire that burns within Cousins every time he matches up with the Toronto centre.

Or maybe it was something else, but few would argue Cousins has a special place in his heart for Valanciunas when it comes to inflicting whatever hurt he can.

He’s constantly bumping into, brushing into, chirping at, growling at, or just glaring at the Raptors’ 25-year-old seven-footer.

Conversely, Valanciunas barely looks at Cousins other than to size up his intentions on a drive or a three-point attempt. To Valanciunas’ immense credit, he refuses to take the bait. Bump after bump, jibe after jibe, shove after shove, Valanciunas plays through it and refusing to engage.