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“It’s been a long time since my last game,” Pekovic said. “Since I’ve had surgery, I’ve recovered. I can be happy with my first game; I feel good. Everything is different when you play games. “I just need to ice [my ankles] every day. I had a long recovery where for three months I didn’t run at all. Now I feel good, and we’ll see how it feels in the season.” Quick hits
- Rookie guard Alexey Shved was satisfied with his first NBA game. While he had no points, he logged four assists as well as four rebounds. “I feel great. I didn’t score any points, but I got some passes,” Shved said. “Everything is good, and we are waiting for the second game tomorrow.”
- Coach Adelman mentioned that despite Shved’s capability to play point guard [as seen in the Olympics], he will stay at shooting guard for now. “It’s easier for him to just play that one position,” Adelman said. “That’s probably what we’ll do tomorrow, too.”
- Luke Ridnour will probably make the trip to Indiana, while Malcolm Lee will stay home. “I’ll have to ask Gregg [Farnam] tomorrow and see what he thinks for the weekend,” Adelman said. “I don’t think Malcolm is going, I think he’ll stay back for treatment.”