Powell scored 34 points on 11-of-14 shooting (4 for 6 from 3-point range), but he was one of few bright spots Coach Ty Lue could identify in a sloppy 126-115 loss in Ontario.
ONTARIO — Four days ago, forward Norman Powell said he was ready to get the season started, saying he wouldn’t mind skipping the preseason altogether.
“I put a lot of time in preparing myself mentally for what the season is going to bring me and what my role is and just being locked in. … It just comes to being confident in my skillset and what I put into the game and confident in my teammates and confidence in the game.”“I thought it was very efficient, very direct, not a lot of playing, not a lot of over-dribbling. Just getting directly where he wanted to get to,” Lue said of the eight-year veteran. “So, he played well tonight.
“So, every time we insert him into games in preseason, he’s played well. So just happy to see him continue to keep growing. And he did a good job.” And that was with the Nuggets’ two-time league MVP Nikola Jokic in foul trouble early on. Jokic finished with just two points, three rebounds and seven assists.
“And if you’re not sharp with your coverages, if you’re not talking and communicating, if you’re not getting to bodies before you switch, they’ll pick you apart and embarrass you. And I thought tonight, especially in that first half, they embarrassed us as far as us not getting into the bodies. point switching not aware and they were able to pick us apart.”
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