Player To Watch: Paul George
Paul George is clearly the best Pacer, although it should be noted that Indiana’s recent uptick in performance has a lot to do with his teammates playing better ball too. Jeff Teague, especially, has been much better than he was earlier in the season in the past few weeks.
PG-13 is the premier Pacer though. He’s averaging 22.7 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.7 steals per game around 36 minutes played, which is actually a somewhat worse season than his last in terms of overall production.
Where George hasn’t been worse is in terms of efficiency. He’s hitting 45.4 percent of his field goals and 37.9 percent of his threes, good enough for a career-high true shooting percentage of 57.6.
Watching George and Giannis face off should be one of the most fun parts about Saturday’s game. Giannis always gets up when he faces off with a premier forward, and Paul George is certainly one of the NBA’s best to line up at the small forward position.