In the space of just over 10 seconds Brandon Knight showed he was worth the wait for the Perth Wildcats and while his two huge plays at either end made him feel more connected to the Red Army, that connection is about much more than that.
The Red Army was getting restless early in the season awaiting the signing of their import guard, but three games later and two of those being wins at RAC Arena, and the wait for the 451-game NBA veteran Knight has certainly been worth it.
He made his first start on Friday night against Melbourne United and had a good performance up until the game being on the line. That's when he made his real mark and ingratiated himself with the 12,808 Red Army fans in attendance for good.
With 19 seconds on the clock, Knight made the defensive play of the game by taking a charge on Cole Anthony denying him the chance to put Melbourne three points up.
Then with the ball in hand, Knight pulled up for a long two up the other end and shot it over Luke Travers. It was all net with 8.4 seconds to go and ended up securing Perth the 103-102 win as they improved to 5-2.
It was a second home game already for Knight since joining the Wildcats and those huge plays did make him feel more part of the team and the Red Army, but it was also about more than that.
"I would like to say no (makes you feel more part of it) and that you already feel part of it and not even just about the game winner or the charge, but when you get a game like that where everybody contributes it means even more," Knight said.
"You get to see bench guys playing their role, you get to see Doo doing what he does, Dylan doing what he does, and everybody contributing, and you being able to be a part of that, it's less about the game winner and more about the collective fight.
"When we do that once, twice and three times after doing it in practice daily and continuing to build upon it, and have success, game winners don't hurt but it's more about the collective fight and being a part of it."
Even though United never led by more than seven points in Friday night's game, they did feel to have at least a degree of control a lot of the contest but the Wildcats did well to stay within touch.
They were even down six inside the last two minutes after a Joe Ingles triple, but Kristian Doolittle then hit the next five points, Elijah Pepper hit two clutch free throws and then Knight made a hero of himself.
He believes it was a character-building result.
"We are trending in the right direction but we still have a lot to work on and of course, it feels good to win those games because it builds character and brings us closer together as teammates," Knight said.
"Especially with me just getting here, to have that with the guys and being in the fight with the guys, and coming out to see what we can accomplish a good team, all of those things are super important with how we build this over the long haul."
As for the charge that Knight drew on a crucial late Melbourne possession where Anthony picked up his fifth foul of the game rather than putting his team up three, the Wildcats guard just focused on doing what he'd been told on defence since arriving.
"With the charge, when I fell I didn’t even know where my feet were and I just know how aggressive Cole is," Knight said.
"In those situations he's always looking to be aggressive and get into the paint so I anticipated him beating the first defender.
"Coach has been harping all week about being over the lane line, he's been saying it over and over that it will make the game tough, and that rang true at the end. I stepped over and just tried to stay in front of him and make a smart play."
Then with the ball in hands, Melbourne's defence blew up initially what Knight was hoping to run but he ended up isolated on Travers.
He didn’t want to try to risk getting by him and ending up in traffic and nor did he need to settle for a three, so the pull up long two was the ideal choice in the end – given it went in.
"With the shot, the play that I was looking for initially they kinda blew it up and they did a good job of reading what we were doing," he added.
"So at that point I just tried to be aggressive and get downhill, and try to make basketball play. I ended up hitting the shot and at the end of the day, I'm just thankful that we got the win."
As for his battle for a lot of the evening against Anthony, given there is 818 games of NBA experience between the pair, there was naturally a spotlight on them going head to head.
Knight certainly enjoyed the challenge and liked getting the last laugh by drawing the charge and ending Anthony's night, but at the same time, he never looked at it as a one-on-one match up.
"He's a great player and very dynamic, and we've been preparing for not just him and the way they play all week," Knight said.
"There's a lot of great guards in this league, him being one of them, and I never really look at individual match ups because there's so many layers to the game.
"When you try to make it individual you can lose sight of things like if Pep got a shot in the last four minutes, how's Dylan feeling, how's Doo feeling and how are the guys on the bench feeling.
"If I'm too wrapped in a one-on-one match up, that can kinda take away from the collective of what I'm trying to accomplish for our team.
"Of course, I understand the league and where it's going, and those match ups are important to get highlighted, but a lot of times I just come out and play whether it's KD, Cole, Bryce or whoever it may be.
"It's less about the match ups and us trying to get wins, I'm trying to do something special as a collective."
Knight is just three games now into his NBL career with the Wildcats and even though he had an impressive showing not only with those late plays but ended up with 20 points, three rebounds and two assists on 8/15 shooting, he still feels he is only just finding his feet.
"I'm definitely still working through that and I had a cut today where I went backdoor and Doo passed it, I cut and he threw it to nobody and that was on me," Knight said.
"Plays like that is where I'm still learning guys' tendencies with where they want the ball, where they expect for me to be and vice versa.
"So I'm still very much still learning on the fly but the coaching staff, JR and even my teammates talk me through a lot of things on the court. I'm still learning but it's good when you can learn and win."
One thing helping Knight already feel right at home with the Wildcats is the group that he's part of. Whether it's fellow imports Winder and Doolittle, emerging guards Anthony Dell'Orso, Jaron Rillie and Pepper, or veterans Jesse Wagstaff and Angus Brandt, it's the selflessness that stands out to him.
"It's a really good thing to have weapons and I think that makes it hard to game plan for us," Knight said.
"Of course we know who we're going to play through a lot of times, but I think what's so great about our team is that the ball hops and we preach making singles and hitting singles, and that the ball will find the right person.
"If somebody cuts, this team is unselfish and that guy is going to get the ball. I think that's what is beautiful about this team is with the guys playing their role, and everybody contributes but everybody is selfless.
"That's a beautiful thing to be a part of and it's not just about having weapons, it's about having weapons but everybody playing their role and going from good great, and giving up yourself for getting your teammate an even better shot."