Jusuf Nurkic double-doubles as Portland falls to Utah in overtime
Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic racked up a season-high 19 points to go with 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 blocks and 1 steal in 34.5 minutes of action as the Blazers fell to the Utah Jazz in overtime on Wednesday.
What It Means:
That was Nurk's third double-double of the year, and he's averaging 13.4 points, 8.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.1 blocks in 27.1 minutes per game through 8 contests.
numberFire's models project Nurkic to flirt with a double-double again on Thursday against the Los Angeles Lakers, projecting him for 16.5 points and 9.9 rebounds -- good for 36.6 FanDuel points -- in 29.8 minutes of action.
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