Jusuf Nurkic helped the Portland Trail Blazers overcome the Sacramento Kings in overtime thanks to his historic 5x5 stat line. After the game, Nurkic said it was just about doing all he could to help his team:
“I’m glad we got this win, man. I worked my [expletive] off to put us in position there.”
Blazers reporter Brooke Olzendam asked Nurkic how he established himself inside against the Kings:
“I was like, ‘What I can do to help [the team], and keep this lead up, and keep my team in position to win the game?