Otto Porter said he just needed to catch his second wind, and once that happened, he was fine.
Porter had played the entire first quarter Nov.9 against the Los Angeles Lakers. He took a break after the horn, but was sent back to the floor to start the second quarter. Porter wasn’t removed until there was 9:08 to play in the second, finally receiving a chance to sit down and rest his legs after playing almost 15 consecutive minutes to open the game.
Porter’s minutes against Los Angeles is just one of several anomalies in the ever-fluctuating rotation decisions of Washington Wizards coach Scott Brooks.