As the Denver Nuggets continue the hunt for an NBA championship, Michael Porter Jr. has become an enigma on the court.
Here’s why Porter wonders if he should have tried to do more running during his All-Star break to “a secret location.”
The Denver Nuggets were down by as many as 20 points in Sunday’s matinee loss to the Boston Celtics. They only lost 110-103 after staging a solid comeback effort, but mistakes and lack of shotmaking outside of Denver’s top two stars led to their ultimate downfall.
Michael Porter Jr. has experienced several highs and lows throughout his regular season and playoff matchups against the Lakers.
What happened: Sacramento led by 13 after the first quarter and owned a 65-55 advantage at halftime. Denver got within nine points to start the fourth. A 12-2 run to start the fourth quarter gave Denver the lead, and the Nuggets held on to improve to 40-22 on the season.
The Denver Nuggets didn't look like they had it early, giving up 42 points to the Sacramento Kings in the first quarter, but fought all the way back to
Nikola Jokic had 22 points and 14 rebounds, Russell Westbrook scored 25 points, and the Denver Nuggets rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the Sacramento Kings 116-110.Jamal Murray scored 24 points for Denver,