![]() It was a clip coach Michael Malone showed in the locker room at halftime as an illustration of the defensive energy that had helped the Nuggets limit Miami to 42 first-half points and would be needed going forward. On a night when the Nuggets held Jimmy Butler to 13 points on 6-of-14 shooting, a play by Porter in the second quarter epitomized Denver’s effort against the Heat’s superstar. He’s done a great job, not just this game but all year, of impacting the game.” Even when he’s not shooting the ball well, he’s impacting the game in different ways. “He’s done a great job just having an all-around game. “Shoutout to Mike,” star guard Jamal Murray said after Game 1, 104-93 Nuggets victory in which Porter contributed 14 points, 13 rebounds and two blocks. The gritty performance Porter had just turned in, full of swatted and contested shots, dominance on the glass and the stubborn refusal to lose his edge as his jump shot betrayed him? That was proof, added to the volumes he’s already provided in these playoffs, that he’s willing to do anything to help the Nuggets get there. Three victories away from getting sized for a priceless jewel of his own, Porter was wearing a reminder of what he and the organization were fighting so hard to achieve. The 24-year-old admired the ring, watching it glisten as light danced along its seemingly infinite number of miniature diamonds. Pope reached into a drawer at his locker and pulled out his glitzy NBA championship ring, the cherished prize for helping the Los Angeles Lakers win the 2020 NBA title. With the coast clear, Porter asked Pope if he could see the sacred gem the veteran guard had carried into the building hours earlier. Speaking of rings, he had a request for Kentavious-Caldwell Pope, who’d just finished an interview next to him inside the home locker room at Ball Arena. “Trying to win a ring,” he answered, breaking his stare with a smile.
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