heppard didn't have an opening statement so much as a sustained one. He moved the curve by inches in the first quarter — a clean look here, a contested stop there — and let the game come to him.
The third quarter is where it broke open — sheppard 28' 3pt running pull-up jump shot (20 pts) (okogie 1 ast) (+1.8). From that possession on, the curve never had to be rebuilt the same way twice.
By the time he checked out for good, Sheppard's line read +10.5 — earned, not held.
Key moments