rown 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 took a real dent — richard free throw 2 of 2 (13 pts) (-1.9). From that possession on, the curve never had to be rebuilt the same way twice.
The fourth was control. Brown closed at +7.0 without needing a final flourish to get there.
Key moments