After alternating the good and the less good over the first five matches of the season, with an average of 11 points at 40% success, including 31% from afar, Michael Porter Jr. took advantage of four consecutive home games (Dallas, Chicago, New Orleans, Golden State) to double his average (22.5 points) and increase his skill (51%, 44%).
During the last match against the Warriors, Mike Malone used it with the substitutes when Nikola Jokic was resting, and it was during one of these sequences, at the start of the fourth quarter, that the Nuggets signed a 16- 6 to regain control of the match. With Michael Porter Jr. as the driving force behind this run.
Mike Malone sets his expectations
“8 rebounds, 17 points, 2 blocks” noted Mike Malone at a press conference. “This should be the norm for Michael Porter. We shouldn’t be surprised anymore. We expect that from him every night. »
Especially in the absence of Jamal Murray, probably on the sidelines until the end of November.
“I have to perform well every night” admits Michael Porter Jr, still too often dependent on his external address. “If my 3-pointers don’t go in, I have to go to the (free throw) line. I have to go get the rebounds. I have to go for easy points. And when my 3-pointers go in, that’s how I succeed in big matches. But I have to be productive every night on the rebound, and score in different ways. »
| Michael Porter, Jr. | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 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 | 62 | 29 | 48.7 | 41.4 | 80.0 | 1.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 17.4 |
| 2023-24 | DEN | 9 | 29 | 45.8 | 37.5 | 90.9 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 16.0 |
| Total | 196 | 26 | 50.4 | 41.5 | 80.1 | 1.3 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 15.2 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
