“Don’t sell yourself short. You can be impactful on both ends.” — Nuggets' Michael Malone on MPJ By msinger
“Usually, I don’t really see contests,” he admitted in his first game after a month-long absence due to what he described as a form of plantar fasciitis in his left foot.As Jerami Grant flew out on him late in the second quarter of Friday’s win at home against Portland forcing a rare air-ball, it reinforced how impactful defensive length can be. Even though it came at his own expense, Porter heeded the lesson.
Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. shoots over Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons in the second half at Ball Arena December 23, 2022. After an abysmal first half, the Nuggets stymied Portland’s offense in the third quarter. Porter’s return coincided with Jamal Murray’s return following his one-game absence due to knee maintenance. Together, they squashed all of the Trail Blazers’ momentum and reeled off a 35-16 quarter.
It was a complete game for Murray, who flirted with his first career triple-double, finishing with 25 points, 12 assists, eight rebounds and two steals in a season-high 39 minutes. But it was his defense that impressed coach Michael Malone. As the Nuggets tightened the screws on the Blazers, Murray said Denver’s bench could hear the five-man unit talking on the opposite end of the floor.Friday’s effort represented a far cry from the 28th-ranked defense that dogged the Nuggets for the first two months of the season. It looked a lot more like the defensive engagement they offered in Tuesday’s resounding win over the Grizzlies.
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