Porter has admitted at times during a …

Porter has admitted at times during a trying rookie season that the thinking has occasionally created trouble. His natural inclination, his pure basketball DNA, guides him toward the bucket. He’s a scorer. And changing that would be to change everything about what has led him here. “I just looked for my opportunities,” said Porter, who had 12 points and hit all five of his shots in the first half. “I wasn’t trying to force anything. I was trying to take what the defense was giving me because I can’t shy away from shooting either, because that’s what I do. So I just tried to make sure my shots were in the flow of the game.”