Luckily Fouss came in & guarded him admirably well, too.

But when Noah started fronting him in the 2nd half, we didn't even need a double on him. Noah was just way too quick for him, & was physical w him in a way that was pee'n him off to the pt his lil man & emotions couldn't keep themselves down. He started breaking down & grabbing Noah left & right — without a single whistle.

Mr Cool himSelf was having his own little breakdown moment w the sideline ref.

Noah, meanwhile, was fully focused — just lying in wait for the entry pass. If it'd kept going the giant was gonna break & Noah was probably gonna get popped.

It woulda been game over. Noah woulda wore that shiner proudly into the TCU game.

PS The devil in the details of all this was surely a guy who kept himself relevant in the NBA paint for nearly a decade — the hard way.