Yahoo Sports Nick Nurse on Jakob Poeltl, fouls and 4th quarter collapse
Raptors coach Nick Nurse explains how fouls helped the Jazz score in the 4th and offers thoughts on Jakob Poeltl's first game with the Raptors.
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- What did [INAUDIBLE] see? You've had some problems in that bonus.
NICK NURSE: Well, they were in the bonus, right? Two minutes in. I think it was 7-0 in the first three, four minutes of the half. We had some guys in foul trouble. It was-- after doing a really good job most of the night of pretty much everything. It's a lot of trips.
They drove it, and either got the basket or got to the free throw line.
- Was it guys trying to guard their hands a bit too much and not either move and get in front of people-- or what did you think--
NICK NURSE: I will have to watch the tape, Doug. I will have to watch the tape on that. Yeah.
- What did you think of Jak's first--
NICK NURSE: He was OK. It's a good, solid start. And I thought he did some good things, good screening roles and got to the free throw line. I thought he played decent for just getting here, for sure.
- What did you make of how the team took it to the basket against the Jazz tonight?
NICK NURSE: You know, again, I thought everything was going just the way we wanted it for the first 36 minutes of that game. I thought we were making really good decisions. We obviously were shooting it in a little bit from the perimeter, our assist numbers are really high. I think it's really good. We just couldn't stop the parade to the free throw line in the fourth quarter.
- Thanks very much.
NICK NURSE: Thanks.
