Michael Porter Jr. has kept his focus on swishing shots, not the swirling trade rumors. He’s tuned them out, in fact, and turned up his game. On Wednesday night, the Denver Nuggets' sharpshooting forward tied a career high with 39 points in a 144-119 win over the New Orleans Pelicans.

The Denver Nuggets have been quiet off the court as the trade deadline approaches, but their play on the court has been very loud. On Wednesday night, the Nuggets won their fourth game in a row with a dominant second half to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 144-119.

It was the seventh consecutive loss for the Pelicans (12-39). They lost for the second time in three days against the Nuggets. Denver won 125-113 Monday despite Pelicans’ sharp shooter Trey Murphy going off for a career-high with 41 points.

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