Post-Game Grades: Indiana Pacers Shut Down James Harden, Earn Impressive Win Over Houston Rockets

Indiana Pacers
Indiana Pacers

The Indiana Pacers won an impressive game against the run-and-gun Houston Rockets on Sunday night.

The Good: Three straight wins, and beating a team like Houston is a big confidence booster. Paul George also played like an MVP for the fourth straight game. The Pacers also shut down James Harden, who shot 3-17 from the field.

The Bad: C.J. Miles, coming off a big game, struggled. That’s the only negative about tonight. A great wire-to-wire victory for Indiana, though.

MVP: Paul George scored 33 points on 13 of 23 shooting for his fourth consecutive game with at least 30 points.

He also threw down this monster dunk.

LVP: C.J. Miles was ineffective tonight. Scoreless in a start, shooting 0 of 5.

X-Factor: Lavoy Allen made himself available. Got a season-high 10 points on 5-5 shooting. He has stayed ready and has given the Pacers some big minutes recently as of late.