hitmore opened cold. A quiet first quarter and a couple of dents on defense had the curve trailing zero before the bench even rotated.
The first quarter is where it broke open — whitmore 2' running layup (2 pts) (riley 1 ast) (+1.5). From that possession on, the curve never had to be rebuilt the same way twice.
He gave a little back late, but the night still finished at -18.5 — built up early enough to absorb the fade.
Key moments