Jusuf Nurkic Ends February With Another Solid Game
7 years agoPortland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic put together another productive line in a blowout win over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night. The young Bosnian center had 17 points on 7-for-9 shooting and also hit three of four free throws. Nurkic also added nine rebounds, two assists, two steals and one block in just 25 minutes of work. February marked a solid turnaround for Nurkic's fantasy season, as he finally started to show owners why he was so lauded coming into the season. He finished February with averages of 13.7 points, 8.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.0 blocks per game. Additionally, Nurkic cut down his turnovers to just 1.3 per game compared to the 2.5 per game he was averaging coming into February. Nurkic will hope to continue his good play into March, with his next matchup against Karl-Anthony Towns and the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday night.
Source: NBA.com
Source: NBA.com