"Through 38 games, Porter has authored the kind of season coaches typically reward when ballots land on their desks. He entered the day 14th among qualified players in scoring at a career-high 25.6 points per game, fifth in the East, while handing out a career-best 3.2 assists. He ranks seventh in the NBA with 145 made 3-pointers, the most by any player through his first 38 games as a Net, and second in the league with 3.8 made 3s per game, trailing only Stephen Curry."
"More telling is the difficulty. Porter leads the NBA with 77 made 3s against tight defense, defined as a defender within four feet. The next closest player, James Harden, has 51. No one else has more than 40. Porter has scored 30 or more points 13 times, tied for 11th most in the NBA, made at least five 3s in 14 games, tied for second most in the league and already the third-most in a single season in franchise history."
Michael Porter Jr. has averaged a career-high 25.6 points and 3.2 assists through 38 games, ranking 14th among qualified scorers and fifth in the Eastern Conference. He has made 145 three-pointers, seventh in the NBA and most through a Net's first 38 games, and averages 3.8 made threes per game, behind only Stephen Curry. Porter leads the league with 77 threes made against tight defense (defender within four feet). He has scored 30+ points 13 times and has produced an on-court offensive rating of 115.5 versus 103.0 when off the floor, a +13.2 net per 100 possessions.
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