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Paul George Makes Life Nearly Impossible for Carmelo Anthony
The Indiana Pacers proved to be difficult for the New York Knicks during the regular season, and the opening game of their semifinals series proved to be no different. Paul George guards Carmelo Anthony better than anyone has this season, not only making him miss a lot, but doesn’t send him to the free throw line while doing it. It took a lot out of him on offense, but there was David West and others to pick up the slack.
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Indiana Pacers – George Hill Dominates on Both Ends For Once
For once, the Indiana Pacers didn’t fall apart heading into Atlanta. The had too many problems on offense and couldn’t make a late fourth quarter surge enough to save them, giving the Pacers game 6 and the series, while George Hill provided the spark on both ends of the floor thanks to his amazing defense and co-leading the offense along with David West, making up for Paul George having his weakest night of the series.
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Indiana Pacers – There’s No Place Like Home
In a series with all five games decided in favor of the home team by quite a distance, game 5 was no different for the Indiana Pacers, finally getting what they need from David West, while Paul George focused on doing the right thing instead of trying to score, regardless of the situation.
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Indiana Pacers – Paul George Doing a Little Bit of Everything
In a continuing and growing effort to show he’s one of the elite all-around players in the NBA, Paul George continues to lead the Indiana Pacers, this time without needing too much help from the free throw line, in a very successful start to the NBA Playoffs, putting up impressive numbers across the board while shutting down anyone who’s unlucky enough to be guarded by him throughout the game.
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Paul George Has His Best Playoff Game Ever to Open 2013 Postseason
The Indiana Pacers need Paul George to be at his absolute best during the playoffs for them to fulfill the potential many seen in them, of being the second best team in the East. In game 1 of the first round series with the Hawks he didn’t shoot very well, but still did everything else at the highest level, leading his team to a comfortable home win and a 1-0 lead in the series.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin & James Harden Taught a Lesson by the Indiana Pacers
If recent wins suggested that the Houston Rockets are going to be more than just a 7 seed no one is really afraid of in the Western Conference, the ongoing slump of Jeremy Lin on the offensive end and a demonstration by the Indiana Pacers in how to stop James Harden, it’s quite clear that they are still a fair distance away from becoming a postseason force to be reckoned with.
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Indiana Pacers – Developing a Worrying Mini Crisis
Earlier this season, the Indiana Pacers, thanks to the defense and the offensive rise of Paul George, looked like a potential dark horse to win the East. All of a sudden, the wheels are falling off, as fatigue and simply bad play are hurting this team badly, possibly even losing their second spot in the conference.
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NBA Story Lines to Follow Until the Playoffs
With two months and somewhere between 30-25 games left to play for the teams, there’s plenty to look forward to in what’s left of the NBA season, including the MVP battle between Kevin Durant and LeBron James, the whole Los Angeles Lakers saga with time running against them, who emerges from the East to challenge the Miami Heat and more.
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NBA All-Star Game Outcome Doesn’t Change
The West don’t always have the better starting lineup, but they usually have the much deeper team (and conference), which explains why they’ve beaten the East three times in a row in the NBA All-Star game, as Chris Paul dominated the start and finish, beating the too serious Kevin Durant for the MVP award, while LeBron James seemed to be trying a bit too hard to make this one mean something.
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Indiana Pacers – Defense Too Much for NBA Champions Again
The Indiana Pacers see themselves as legitimate contenders in the Eastern Conference, and after beating the Miami Heat twice in less than a month, everyone else should to, despite Paul George not outplaying LeBron James in the anticipated match-up, while David West was the one to steal the show against the on-the-road struggling Heat.