The Good: PG. 36 points, 1 non-ref related tech, attacking big men off the bounce and at the rim, this is the PG the state of Indiana missed.
The Bad: Rodney Stuckey went down with an ugly looking ankle injury. After all the bad injury luck this team had last year, Stuck is the 3rd rotation guy (after Ian Mahinmi and C.J. Miles) to go down with injury, and his looked a good bit more serious that Ian or C.J.’s. Hoping for a speedy recovery for Godney.
MVP: Paul George. 36 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, 1 block, 52% shooting. He’s a bad, bad man.
LVP: Myles Turner. Rookies are gonna have good days and bad days, and this wasn’t a day Turner will look back on fondly. He wasn’t awful, but he didn’t do much to help.
X-Factor: Jordan Hill. After 2 games, I was begging for the Pacers to trade Jordan Hill for a towel boy and a case of off brand “Waterade”. Now? 5-of-10 shooting, 10 points, 10 rebounds, a HUGE tip in with the clock winding down.