With his million dollar smile and a finger pointed directly at the reporters on the postgame Zoom call, Michael Porter Jr. let loose one of his most candid comments since the Bubble. Asked why he felt more prepared on defense — a comment he’d made just minutes earlier — Porter knew where he wanted to go with it. “I got tired of people saying I don’t play defense,” he said in the aftermath of Denver’s 111-106 win over Portland on Tuesday night. In a team-high 40 minutes, Porter’s offensive numbers (12 points) were modest.

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