mbiid 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 fourth quarter is where it broke open — embiid 1' driving layup (23 pts) (grimes 5 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, Embiid's line read +10.4 — earned, not held.
Key moments