Michael Porter Jr. could barely contain the smile, as if he surprised even himself.
Four minutes into a national TV broadcast — the same network where Porter went through an untimely (if ultimately irrelevant) shooting slump in the NBA Finals last year — Porter was cleared for take-off. It was last Friday night against the Pelicans. Porter received a pass from Jamal Murray on the right wing, drove to his left around Brandon Ingram and ascended around Jonas Valanciunas’ challenge at the rim.
“He attacked a close-out and had one of the best dunks I’ve ever seen him have wearing a Nuggets uniform: in traffic, on people,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said Sunday after Denver won its second consecutive game, 117-109, over the Pacers.