Jusuf Nurkic had 19 points and 5 assists tonight, which you can tell from the video title. What you can’t tell, and what you can only get a glimpse of in the thumbnail, is that he also set a new career-high in facial expressions, with 53. Only a small handful of the very best ones are included in this vid, so facial expression connoisseurs will have to be sure and watch the full game. He put together a truly masterful display of expressing emotions through the muscles in his face. From happy to morose, from cocky to serious, and everything in between.
One expression that was missing tonight: hate. He is no longer on a team with Nikola Jokic on it, and has no reason to use that expression against anyone on his team, whether from the bench or on the court. When Nurkic on Denver, that may have been the most predominant facial gesture from him, especially when he was sitting on the bench, barely playing. Just watch any one of those Nuggets games. The contempt on his face was very apparent.