embanyama opened cold. A quiet first quarter and a couple of dents on defense had the curve trailing zero before the bench even rotated.
The fourth quarter is where it broke open — wembanyama free throw 1 of 2 (18 pts) (+2.3). From that possession on, the curve never had to be rebuilt the same way twice.
By the time he checked out for good, Wembanyama's line read +7.2 — earned, not held.
Key moments