During his first postseason, Porter is averaging 14.3 points on 49.3% shooting from the field and 48.2% from 3. The knock on the talented scorer is he has to get better defensively. But overall, Nuggets head coach Michael Malone has been impressed with what he has seen. “For a rookie player in his first playoffs, I think Michael has been terrific,” Malone said. “It’s a lot to ask a young man to go out there and play against a talented team like Utah. I brought him off the bench [in Game 4] and he handled it like a pro. He didn’t pout. He stayed ready. He gave us energy off the bench. … “He has been tremendous. We all understand that he is going to be an important piece to this team moving forward.”