For three and a half quarters, Victor Wembanyama played the role of the Grinch to a T. The 7-foot-3 wunderkind scared the Knicks and their fans, threatening to ruin a festive Christmas at the Garden.

Ron Howard's version of the Dr Seuss children's book How the Grinch Stole Christmas - better known in American homes, perhaps, than here - is a rackety fantasy with a lot of sugar-candy ...