Paul George torches Wizards again with 40 points in Pacers’ win
- 8 years ago
If there is any team in the NBA that knows what Paul George can do on a basketball court when he is at his best, it's the Washington Wizards.
It was against them that George dropped 28 second-half points in the Indiana Pacers' Game 4 comeback win over the Wizards in the second round of the 2014 playoffs.
That was George at the peak of his powers.
He was a devastating MVP-caliber franchise player and just 23 years old.
Then the 6-foot-9 forward broke his right leg in gruesome fashion that summer.
Whether he could retain his status as one of the sport's bright young stars instantly became unclear.
George has quelled that uncertainty.
He is not only an elite two-way player once again, just 16 months removed from the horrific event, but he believes he is better than ever before.
It was against them that George dropped 28 second-half points in the Indiana Pacers' Game 4 comeback win over the Wizards in the second round of the 2014 playoffs.
That was George at the peak of his powers.
He was a devastating MVP-caliber franchise player and just 23 years old.
Then the 6-foot-9 forward broke his right leg in gruesome fashion that summer.
Whether he could retain his status as one of the sport's bright young stars instantly became unclear.
George has quelled that uncertainty.
He is not only an elite two-way player once again, just 16 months removed from the horrific event, but he believes he is better than ever before.