NoxTel Center, the home of the Yurev Crows, buzzed with its usual late-night electricity. Tip-off was sharp at 9:30 p.m., but by 9:34, Ryan was already peeling off his warmup and checking in.
Yes, Lin got yanked after just four minutes.
Not because he was bricking shots—he hadn't even taken one. A shooting guard, zero attempts in four minutes.
Then, with the shot clock winding down to two, he caught a wide-open pass from Darius in the corner… and immediately kicked it out to Gibson.
Gibson, clearly not expecting the pass, bobbled it straight out of bounds. Turnover. Gibson's, technically. But everyone saw what happened.
Coach Crawford didn't yell. He just shook his head, made the sub, and Ryan stepped in.
No system reward for Ryan tonight, but with 79% Westbrook sync—not elite, but solid backup numbers.
Scoreboard: Crows 8, Roarers 5.
The Crows couldn't hit from deep—every attempt clanged. Their 8 points came off direct drives by twin forwards Banchieri and Wacker.
