It was something special to watch the Denver Nuggets once again perform with the pressure of missing three starters today. The San Antonio Spurs played a guard heavy rotation, and initially, it didn’t look like the Nuggets had enough on either end to stay in the game. Michael Porter Jr. and Nikola Jokic felt otherwise though as they led the Nuggets to another impressive victory fueled by 43 points in the fourth quarter of a 132-126 win.
Here are my five takeaways:
Michael Porter Jr. is breaking out as a star of the bubble
On Monday, Porter was called upon by Michael Malone to play 44 minutes in an overtime victory against the Oklahoma City Thunder.