Jusuf Nurkic scores 16 points and pulls down 8 board vs. idol Kobe

Ty Lawson and Jusuf Nurkic both finished with 16 points for the Nuggets, who have lost four of five.
Nurkic was trying not to be a fan, even though Bryant was one of the rookie's favorite players when he was growing up in Bosnia Herzegovina.
"When I played overseas, I followed him all the time," Nurkic said. "But we lost. He did what he wanted."