Michael Porter Jr. isn’t shy — except when he shouldn’t be. With Nikola Jokic in foul trouble early, and the Lakers defense fixated on Jamal Murray, somebody else needed to step up and hit some shots in the first quarter. And wouldn’t you know it, MPJ had no issue being that guy — driving to the lane for a left-handed scoop shot, nailing a 3-pointer with a hand in his face and even throwing the ball to himself off the backboard ala Moses Malone and finishing at the rim. Of course, he also had a couple of ticky-tack fouls that gave the Lakers easy and-1s at the rim.
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