abonis 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 — raynaud 7' floating jump shot (4 pts) (sabonis 1 ast) (+7.7). From that possession on, the curve never had to be rebuilt the same way twice.
By the time he checked out for good, Sabonis's line read +11.6 — earned, not held.
Key moments