
The bench guy stopped being a bench guy in one afternoon. ScaryHrsxDee walked into Game 023 with one career appearance and dropped 22 on 9-of-11 with 4-of-5 from deep and 6 assists — Player of the Game in the win that snapped Do Unto Others' streak. The 5-game sample now reads 17 points and 4.6 assists a night, and the passing is the surprise: he came in billed as a scorer and immediately became a table-setter too. The efficiency has cooled hard since the debut heater — 64.7% overall, with a 63.2% three-ball now under the league's poor line — and 2 turnovers a game needs tightening. But the league learned the important thing already: leave him open at your own funeral.