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 third quarter is where it broke open — watford 3' cutting layup shot (2 pts) (embiid 4 ast) (+2.0). 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 +8.6 — earned, not held.
Key moments