Live broadcast, December 9th, NBA regular season, Blazers lost the Nuggets at home. After the game, pioneer coach Billups was interviewed.
Speaking of the team Center nurkich, Billups said: “Last year I didn’t authorize him to shoot on the court at all because I wanted him to stand in the low position and ask for the ball; But as time goes, and I watched him hit the shot in training, and his shot might become our extra offensive weapon. He can really shoot, obviously you have to draw a line for him.”
In this campaign, nurkich made 9 out of 10 shots and 2 out of 3 out of 3 shots. He efficiently cut 21 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 2 cap.