The clock crept toward the end of the first quarter and unbeknown to the crowd assembled on a weekday in California, it was time for the Buddy Hield Show.
No, not in Friday's Rising Stars Challenge. Flip it back to Nov. 7.
Maybe Hield wouldn't have been in the showcase game of first- and second-year players if not for an explosion against the Thunder in Sacramento more than three months ago.
Maybe Hield, the University of Oklahoma product with the sweet shooting stroke, wouldn't have been in the spotlight at the Staples Center if he was absent a selflessness and flexibility uncommon from a Top 10 pick.