Paul George was the man for Indiana during a boring contest with the Hawks. He racked up a triple-double with 23 points, 12 dimes and 11 rebounds. He was 17-17 from the charity stripe to make up for his 3-13 for the field, which was fairly indicative of the game as a whole.
Pacers took this one 107-90.
Paul George has delivered 22 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists as the Pacers lead by 13 under 4.
— Dime Update (@DimeUpdate) April 21, 2013
Paul George scores, gets fouls, falls to the ground and flexes his muscles like he's got guns like Dwight Howard
— Mike Wells (@MikeWellsNBA) April 21, 2013
Pacers take 58-50 lead over Hawks into halftime of Game 1. Paul George has 14 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.- es.pn/Ze91pU
— The NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) April 21, 2013
Everybody in Atlanta is screaming "Nooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!" every time Josh Smith tries to one up Paul George with a jumper
— Mike Wells (@MikeWellsNBA) April 21, 2013
Paul George is 16-16 from the free throw line for the Pacers so far.Record for free throw perfection in playoff gm is 24-24- Dirk Nowitzki
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) April 21, 2013
Paul George just got his triple double, chasing the ball down and passing off to Stephenson
— Mike Wells (@MikeWellsNBA) April 21, 2013
Paul George has a triple-double for the Pacers – 22 Pts, 11 Ast, 10 Reb.He had one in his career prior to today.
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) April 21, 2013
Paul George: 2nd triple-double in playoff game in Pacers history. Other was by Mark Jackson in 1998.
— ExpertoNBA (@ExpertoNba) April 21, 2013