Jusuf Nurkic double-doubles with pair of blocks for Trail Blazers
Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic scored 14 points (5-of-13 field goals, 4-of-6 free throws) with 13 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks, and 2 turnovers in 30.1 minutes of a 114-110 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday.
What It Means:
Nurkic's points (14.9) and rebounds (9.9) per game are slightly up from last year's career campaign. He's also connecting on 77.8 percent of free throws after previously topping out at 63.6 percent as a rookie. The Trail Blazers play again at home versus the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday.
Nurkic scored 39.6 FanDuel points on Saturday. numberFire's models project him for 33.4 FanDuel points at a cost of $7,100 versus the Timberwolves.
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