embhard 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 second quarter is where it broke open — nesmith 1' driving dunk (16 pts) (nembhard 7 ast) (+12.6). From that possession on, the curve never had to be rebuilt the same way twice.
The fourth was control. Nembhard closed at +17.7 without needing a final flourish to get there.
Key moments