Overview
- Denver lost 110-98 on Thursday to drop the series 4-2 to Minnesota, and Nikola Jokic said they needed to rebound and catch the ball better as Aaron Gordon missed the series with injury.
- Following Thursday’s elimination, Michael Porter Jr. told streamer N3ON that Denver would have beaten the Timberwolves if he were still on the roster, saying, “Shouldn’t have traded me.”
- Porter said he played through a severe shoulder injury in last year’s playoffs, describing shots that made his shoulder pop and injections before games, and he suggested that limited play led to the trade.
- Last summer Denver sent Porter and an unprotected future first-round pick to Brooklyn for Cameron Johnson to ease salary pressures, and Porter then averaged about 24 points per game while Johnson scored about 12 for the Nuggets.
- Porter said he is happy in Brooklyn and pointed to the Nets’ youth, cap space, and draft position as reasons for optimism despite a 20-62 season.