Bubble ball has been very, very good to Dallas Mavericks forward Kristaps Porzingis.
In the six games he’s played inside the bubble in Orlando over the past 12 days, Porzingis has been so impressive that he’s scored 30 or more points in four of those games. That includes the 36 points he tallied during Tuesday’s 134-131 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers.
By contrast, Porzingis poured in 30 or more points just six times in the 51 games he played in before the NBA season was suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic. So was changed – other than playing all games in just one city with no fans – in helping accelerate his game to extraordinary heights?