Month: January 2023

Utah Jazz head coach Will Hardy talked about Lauri Markkanen’s development after last night’s 126-103 home win vs. the Los Angeles Clippers (34 points/12 rebounds/1 assist/1 steal/2 blocks/11-20 FG/6-8 3-PT/6-6 FT).

(via Jump View):

“I thought it was another game where Lauri seemed to kinda do a little bit of everything, made threes, got to the basket with force early in the game. He’s just continuing to grow before our eyes every night in terms of understanding there’s a lot of different ways to be effective on the offensive end in this league, especially when you have his combination of size, skill, and athleticism.

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Nikola Jokic reached another milestone as he overtook Alex English (3,679 assists) as the Nuggets’ all-time assist leader.

The Serbian superstar, who tends to not signify individual records, admitted that this one makes him proud.

“To be honest, maybe that’s the first thing I’m kind of proud of, just because hopefully my teammates love to play with me because I share the ball,” Jokic said, per Joel Rush. “So maybe that’s the first time I was kind of proud, probably.”

Nikola Jokic on becoming the #Nuggets' all-time assist leader:

"To be honest, maybe that's the first thing I'm kind of proud of, just because hopefully my teammates love to play with me because I share the ball.

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