Monte Morris scored 0 points in the first half of this game. Then he scored seventeen points in the second half, each one of them necessary to bring the game to overtime, where the Nuggets eventually took the victory.
It’s clear that Monte Morris was embarrassed and ashamed after his dismal first half, where he played like a total pile of doggy dookie in front of his presumed idol Chris Paul. So he gave himself an extremely stern talking to using two sock puppets named “Claire” and “Mr. Good Boy Sock” (the latter being an alter-ego of Monte himself) who gave him encouragement and told him that he had the power within him to play really well in the second half and impress Chris Paul. Then he dumped an ice-cold bottle of Gatorade himself, did muscle poses in front of the mirror while nervous farts slipped out of his cheeks, and went out and dominated the second half.
And now I get to make a highlight video. Thank you, Claire and Mr. Good Boy Sock. And thank you Monte for always believing in yourself.