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Jusuf Nurkic scores career-high for Denver on opening night

Denver Nuggets center Jusuf Nurkic had a scareer-high 23 points to go with 9 rebounds and 3 assists as the Nuggets opened their season with a 107-102 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday.

What It Means:

It was an efficient night for Nurkic, who contributed those numbers in 26 minutes of action while going 9-for-13 from the field.

Our models project Nurkic to post 10.3 points and 7.6 rebounds in 21.8 minutes per game over the remainder of the season.