Paul George is doing his part to keep the rivalry between IN and Detroit heated. Morris, who perhaps was miffed George had attempted a steal so late in a game that had been decided, then shoved George in the chest again, this time using both of his hands.
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INDIANAPOLIS � Paul George scored 21 straight points to close out the fourth quarter Saturday night to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 94-82 victory over the Detroit Pistons. Miles each had eight off the bench, but once again, it was the defensive effort of Solomon Hill that carried IN in the fourth quarter. I can play on the perimeter.”BUZZER BEATERS 1″. Paul George got it going at the end, we shot 35 percent, we were three for 20 from three and we missed a bunch of free throws.
George made a transition layup to give the Pacers a 77-71 lead with 4:16 to go and made two consecutive 3-pointers to stretch Indiana’s lead to 83-75.
Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy said following shootaround that he hadn’t heard anything from the league, but the announcement from the National Basketball Association came less than an hour later.
Players for both teams, Morris and George included, said after it was nothing personal and just the result of tempers flaring up in a hard-fought game. George would score 11 more over the course of the next 90 seconds with three three pointers to help seal the game in Indiana’s favor. He added 14 rebounds. Chris Bosh led the scoring with 23 points, Goran Dragic added 18 points while Gerald Green had 15 as the Heat dominated the Wizards with defense, holding them to just 34 percent shooting for the game. Mayo went absolutely berserk after getting ejected in the first quarter, and the ending of the Pacers – Pistons transported fans and league watchers back to November 19, 2004 when Metta World Peace was still Ron Artest.
“I think that should be the stuff that we live for”, Hill said of shushing the crowd on the road. In all, he finished with 32 points, a season-high 14 rebounds, and three assists.
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Ahead of the Pacers is a four-game road trip that starts Monday against the Miami Heat (7:30, FSI).
