With Allen Crabbe sidelined with a sore right knee, the Nets handed Rodions Kurucs his first NBA start. The rookie didn’t disappoint.
Kurucs had 15 points and six rebounds to help the Nets to a 125-118 win over Washington on Friday at Barclays Center.
“We started to play more like a team, sharing the ball, doing what coach asked for us. … We were just helping reach other out, supporting each other,” said Kurucs, 20, who found out the day before that he was going to get his first NBA start.
“I was surprised.