I am officially OK with the Paul George trade after last night. I've been holding my breath and really trying not to get too excited too quickly but I can't hold it in anymore I just can't, not after watching Oladipo almost drop a 50 spot in possibly his best game as a pro. I don't know what it is about this kid and the state of Indiana but it is absolute magic. It was magic when he was in college and it's magic again, I never want him to leave. He is a completely different player this year, and it definitely has a lot more to do with being the go-to option and playing on a younger team where he's viewed as a leader, but a small part of me just thinks it's a comfort thing. First a Hoosier, now a Pacer, the kid the performs in this state.
47 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists is no jokes. What makes it even more impressive was the fact that he was 15-28 overall and 6-12 from the 3 point line, bringing his season average to 44% from deep. And that's on over six attempts per game, so Vic ain't fucking around. Long thought to be a streaky shooter, he is finally finding consistency with the Pacers and that is not by accident. Coach McMillan deserves a great deal of credit for it because of the way he has designed this offense. They play aggressive, selfless basketball and create a lot of wide open looks. Those wide open looks have led to a waaay higher percentage of easy, uncontested 3 pointers for Oladipo.
Outside of last night's superstar, the rest of the team played extremely well. Thaddeus Young put up 18 on 8-11 shooting with a couple huge 3 pointers down the stretch. Myles Turner put up 24 on 10-15 and played great defense at the rim. Unfortunately he was outworked on a lot of rebounds but Kenneth Faried is an absolute psycho around the rim and pretty much outworks everyone so not a ton you can do there. Sabonis did his thing as usual, and Lance played 36 excellent minutes off the bench which was huge because Cory Joseph didn't have his best night so we needed the extra guard help. All in all, it was closer than I would liked but a huge win nonetheless. Got a few days off then a tough one at home against OKC. Oladipo revenge game, let's ride.
Little bonus clip for the ladies: Vic the crooner, so seductive.
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