Ryan logged 19 minutes and 23 seconds off the bench tonight.
His stat line:
Points: 14 Assists: 3 Rebounds: 4 Steals: 4
Field Goals: 6/12
Three-Point: 1/4
Free Throws: 1/2
Plus/Minus: +12
For a rookie playing just his second game off the bench? More than solid.
Especially in the fourth quarter—he went 5-for-6, scoring 11 points, a very impressive showing.
But compared to the absurd fireworks of his debut—35 points in a single quarter—tonight felt… quieter. Not bad, just not headline-grabbing.
And then, of course, there was the quote.
At the postgame press conference, after last game, Ryan looked straight into the cameras and said,
"Forty-plus? I can do it. No problem."
That made tonight's 14 feel underwhelming by comparison.
Some fans even wondered: did the media mishear him? Maybe he said fourteen, not forty?
So they went back and pulled the clip.
Watched it again. And again.
Nope. He said forty.
Clear as day.
