araf opened cold. A quiet first quarter and a couple of dents on defense had the curve trailing zero before the bench even rotated.
The first quarter is where it broke open — smith 25' 3pt jump shot (3 pts) (saraf 1 ast) (+2.3). From that possession on, the curve never had to be rebuilt the same way twice.
He gave a little back late, but the night still finished at -3.8 — built up early enough to absorb the fade.
Key moments