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Michael Porter Jr. questions Nuggets play-calling after he got shut out in second half of Game 4

Michael Porter Jr. wasn’t happy with the Denver Nuggets’ approach in the second half of Game 4. Porter, who went 5 of 6 from the field in the first half, scored zero points in the second half of the team’s 96-85 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.

Porter, 22, wasn’t shut out due to excellent defense or poor shooting, however. Instead, Porter blamed his poor second-half numbers on the Nuggets’ coaching strategy, according to the Denver Post.

"I mean, that's really up to the play calls, that's really up to the coaches, who they want to put the ball in whose hands.