Michael Porter Jr. and his back is a long story of lovelessness. The Denver winger is weighed down by such problems and, at not even 25 years old, he has already passed several times on the pool table to treat injuries, thus missing a lot of meetings.
So much so that, as he did not play against the Lakers, concern reigned around the player who missed almost all of last season after having back surgery again.
“I couldn’t really move in the second half, so I thought I had to rest for a few days,” he confides after the match against Portland, at the Denver Post. “I had a little twist in the muscle. It wasn’t related to my old injury. »
The winger, who pleased his coach with his efforts in defense, was therefore reassuring and to fully confirm his words, he played again against Utah on Friday evening, and rather well by compiling 22 points and 13 rebounds.
“It’s obviously frustrating to have missed a game. It’s not ideal, but it’s not the end of the world either. I will be able to play the majority of matches. »
| Michael Porter, Jr. | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2019-20 | DEN | 55 | 16 | 50.9 | 42.2 | 83.3 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 9.3 |
| 2020-21 | DEN | 61 | 31 | 54.2 | 44.5 | 79.1 | 1.5 | 5.8 | 7.3 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 19.1 |
| 2021-22 | DEN | 9 | 30 | 35.9 | 20.8 | 55.6 | 1.0 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 9.9 |
| 2022-23 | DEN | 4 | 29 | 51.0 | 50.0 | 80.0 | 1.3 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 18.0 |
| Total | 129 | 25 | 51.8 | 42.4 | 79.5 | 1.3 | 4.8 | 6.1 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 14.2 | |
