Wednesday night, on the eve of the deadline, Porter got down to business and showed again just how valuable he can be. He tied a career-high with 39 points on 16 of 23 shooting, hauled in 12 rebounds and dished four assists in Denver’s 144-119 rout of New Orleans. It was the Nuggets’ fourth consecutive win.

The Denver Nuggets have feasted on teams on the second night of back-to-back games, and they will get a chance to add to that dominance when they host the Orlando Magic on Thursday night.

Both games have been at home, where Colorado fans have been able to enjoy the Nikola Jokic of always (triple-double in the first game, 36 points in the second) while attending a 2-on-1 by Zion Williamson (a rare thing) and enjoying it with the most killer version of MPJr.