How Michael Porter Jr. became Nuggets’ most-improved defender during NBA Playoffs

Michael Porter Jr. tried like heck to get Game 1 out of his head. But the scar tissue from a night to forget wouldn’t leave: A 2-for-9 showing from the floor, 0-for-6 from beyond the arc, five points, two turnovers — and, worse yet, a 23-point Nuggets shellacking at the hands of the Los Angeles Clippers.