6 games in one game! Porter Jr. lost 4 games in the series and scored a total of 19 points. It is difficult to trade 80 million in 2 years.

NBA playoff Western Conference semi-finals ushered in a focus tiebreak. The Thunder defeated the Nuggets 125-93 at home, and eliminated their opponents 4-3 to advance to the Western Conference Finals. In this game, the Thunder showed their crushing dominance from the first quarter, scoring a 13-0 attack wave at the beginning, and Jaylen Williams scored 17 points in a single quarter to establish a double-digit advantage. In the second half, it even widened the gap to more than 20 points, and finally ended the series with a hearty big victory.

Nuggets core player Michael Porter Jr.'s performance became a microcosm of the team's defeat - he played in the whole game with only 3 of 8 shots in 23 minutes, with 4 three-pointers and no scores, scoring only 6 points and 3 rebounds, plus and minus - 8, and failed to provide effective support to the team on both ends of the offense and defense.

In fact, Porter Jr.'s downturn was not accidental. Data shows that in the 4 games that the Nuggets lost in this round of the series, he scored only 19 points in total, making 7 of 32 shots, and his three-point shooting percentage was as low as 9.1% (2 of 22 shots).

As one of the team's highest-paid players, such performance is obviously difficult to match its core positioning. Especially in key battles, he was unable to open up space through outside shooting, nor could he limit his opponents on the defensive end, completely exposing his shortcomings of "hard battles and soft feet". After the game, netizens' criticisms came one after another. Some people bluntly said that he had "a god and a ghost game six games", pointing out that his defensive ability was weak and his presence was extremely low when he was offense without a ball, "When there was no basket, it was a disaster on the court"; some people expressed concerns about his contract issue: "There are nearly 80 million contracts left for 2 years, and the transaction was five stars difficult." "It would not be like this when he replaced LaVine back then."

Some fans also commented sharply on their technical limitations: "If you can't play high-end games, you can only abuse the food", questioning whether they can prove themselves in the future when fighting against powerful enemies. For the Nuggets, how to deal with Porter Jr.'s high-paying contract and adjust the competitiveness of the lineup may become the most difficult problem this offseason.