Jusuf Nurkic drops 20 as Portland beats the Thunder
Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic finished with 20 points on 8-of-15 shooting, adding 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal in 23.1 minutes of action in an 11-point win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday.
What It Means:
Nurk continues to thrive in Portland, and his 14.8 points and 8.0 rebounds per game are both on pace to be the highest marks of his young career.
numberFire's models project Nurkic for 15.0 points, 8.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 28.2 minutes of action against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday.
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