ears 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 — fears 3pt jump shot (17 pts) (queen 3 ast) (+2.1). From that possession on, the curve never had to be rebuilt the same way twice.
By the time he checked out for good, Fears's line read +16.4 — earned, not held.
Key moments