Michael Porter Jr. (injury management) starting Game 1 Sunday night for Denver; Peyton Watson back to bench
Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. will start Sunday in the team's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
What It Means:
Porter missed the regular season finale due to injury management purposes. Now, he's back and ready to rock for Game 1 of the Western Conference Playoffs. He'll start to open up the series, sending Peyton Watson back to a role off the bench.
Our models project Porter for 17.1 points, 6.1 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 28.9 FanDuel points across 30.4 minutes of action.
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