Nerlens Noel: Plays 30 minutes in team debut

Noel nearly double-doubled in his first game with the new team, and his owners
have to be encouraged at the 30 minutes he received, which is way up from his
season average of 19.8 minutes per game. The team went small to start the game
with Dirk Nowitzki as the starting center, but coach Rick Carlisle has said that
Noel will eventually be the starter once he gets more acclimated with the team.
It looks like Noel will have a large role in the team’s rotation for the rest of
the season.