Nearly a year to the day the Warriors will open their NBA first-round playoff matchup with the Clippers on Saturday night, DeMarcus Cousins sat on the sidelines at Smoothie King Arena with a boot on his left foot. Cousins, then a member of the New Orleans Pelicans and three months after tearing his Achilles, watched his team beat the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 3 of the first round, in what would've been the first home playoff game of his career. Twelve months later, on the eve of his first career playoff start, the Warriors center says he's elated for the opportunity.