Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic was ecstatic about pushing an off-night against the Los Angeles Lakers behind him, responding with 18 points and 14 rebounds against the Dallas Mavericks, credited Luka Doncic for being a “cheat code” after he scored 40 points and more after the Suns’ 114-102 win.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Nurkic was 7-for-12 from the field, relentless in the paint and grabbed as many boards as he could in the Suns home opener. Against the Lakers, he scored just four points, shot 1-for-5 and committed four turnovers.
Phoenix improved to 2-1 on the season and will get a chance to avenge the loss to the Lakers when they face each other on Monday.
Here is what Nurkic had to say following the win:
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Reporter Alec Cipollini covers the Phoenix Mercury, Suns and ASU Athletics for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on his X account, @AlecCipollini
