DENVER, Colo. – The Denver Nuggets twin towers frontcourt featuring Nikola Jokic and Jusuf Nurkic faced its most significant test to date, as the Nuggets took on the Golden State Warriors in Denver’s first home preseason game of the 2016-17 preseason.
Despite a 129-128 overtime loss, they passed with flying colors.
The “Jurkic” frontcourt finished with a +7 plus-minus in roughly 17 minutes of action and even outscored Golden State’s vaunted “Death Lineup” 13-6 during the last five minutes of the second quarter. Jokic and Nurkic combined for 23 points on 10-20 shooting, and 17 rebounds.