ntetokounmpo 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 — green 3pt jump shot (5 pts) (g. antetokounmpo 4 ast) (+3.2). From that possession on, the curve never had to be rebuilt the same way twice.
By the time he checked out for good, Antetokounmpo's line read +12.5 — earned, not held.
Key moments