On Tuesday evening, the Indiana Pacers faced the Miami Heat for the first time since being knocked out of the playoffs last May. They won… easily… for the 11th time in their last 14 games. Paul George stole the show with his 29 points and 11 rebounds, outplaying the NBA’s consensus best player and reigning MVP LeBron James by a considerable margin. George is currently amidst a breakout into borderline All-Stardom — he posted eye-popping numbers over 15 games in December, and he’s probably been the biggest reason why the Pacers haven’t been doing things like lose to teams that scored five points in the fourth quarter anymore. However, there have been other factors, too. One pleasant Pacer surprise has been the much-improved play of Lance Stephenson.
Lance Stephenson did not see the floor in the aforementioned loss to the Heat that eliminated last season’s installment of the Pacers from the playoffs. As a matter of fact, he made just two appearances in the entire six-game series...
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Lance Stephenson,
Paul George,
LeBron James,
Larry Bird,
Kyle Korver,
Frank Vogel,
George Hill
TEAMS: Indiana Pacers, Miami Heat, Atlanta Hawks, Phoenix Suns
TEAMS: Indiana Pacers, Miami Heat, Atlanta Hawks, Phoenix Suns
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