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FORWARD/GUARD
PLAYOFF
EXPERIENCE
HAS NOT PLAYED
REGULAR SEASON
CAREER HIGHS
MIN: ..........36, at MEM, 3/19/11
FGM: ............. 9, vs. WAS, 4/6/11
FGA: ............ 15, vs. WAS, 4/6/11
3-pt FGM: ...... 5, vs. WAS, 4/6/11
3-pt FGA: ........... 6, several times
(most recent: vs. WAS, 4/6/11)
FTM: ............7, vs. TOR, 1/31/11
FTA: ................... 8, several times
(most recent: at MIL, 2/12/11)
OR: ..............4, vs. SAC, 3/25/11
DR: ................ 9, vs. PHI, 3/8/11
TR: ............... 10, vs. PHI, 3/8/11
AST: ................... 4, several times
(most recent: vs. WAS 4/6/11)
ST: ............ 5, vs. WAS, 12/31/10
TO: ..................... 4, several times
(most recent: vs. PHI, 3/8/11)
BS: ..............4, at MEM, 3/19/11
PTS: ............ 23, vs. WAS, 4/6/11
CAREER PLAYOFF STATISTICS
HAS NOT PLAYED
2011 PLAYOFFS - INDIANA PACERS MEDIA GUIDE
#24 - PAUL GEORGE
Including three straight appearances with 20+
minutes to open the season, he saw action in
each of the first six games, averaging 6.0 ppg and
2.8 rpg. However, he would play in just two of the
next 23 games.
He was on the Pacers' inactive list for 15
straight games (11/28 to 12/28) before seeing
two scoreless minutes at Washington, 12/29.
Beginning with that game against the Wizards,
he would play in every one of the team's remaining
53 games and start the final 19.
In just the second of those 53 straight appearances,
he recorded a career-best five steals vs.
Washington, 12/31, tying the most by any Indiana
player this season. Those five steals matched
his total of the previous nine games he had
played and represented just his second game with
multiple steals.
To go along with those five steals against the
Wizards, he scored 13 points on 5-8 FG and 3-3
FT and collected seven rebounds with an assist
and just one turnover in 18 minutes off the
bench.
After scoring a total of five points and shooting
2-6 FG (1-3 3-pt FG) in the ensuing two games
(at New York, 1/2, and vs. San Antonio, 1/7), he
scored in double figures in 14 of the next 26
games, culminating with a 12-point effort vs.
Golden State, 3/1.
In those 26 games, he averaged 9.7 ppg and
shot 93-197 from the floor (.472), including 19-
68 3-pt FG (.279).
He also shot 46-60 FT (.767) from the foul
line in those 26 games.
In the season's last 24 games, he scored at
least eight points 10 times and hit double figures
four times.
In his best outing of the season, he scored 23
points on 9-15 FG and 5-6 3-pt FG to go along
with six rebounds, four assists, two steals, a
blocked shot and just one turnover in 26 minutes
vs. Washington, 4/6.
The game with the Wizards was one of eight in
which he had more than one 3-pt FG and he had
five outings with at least three field goals from
beyond the arc.
He shot 29.7 percent from 3-pt range, ranking
10th among rookies with 50 or more appearances.
Including 5-6 against the Wizards, 4/6, he was
28
7-11 from beyond the arc in the last six games.
He shot 76.2 percent (77-101) from the foul
line this season and ranked eighth best among
NBA rookies with 50 or more games.
For the season, he was one of three Indiana
players with 60+ thefts in 2010-11, finishing
third with 62.
His average of 1.02 spg was third best on the
team and ranked fifth best among all NBA rookies
with 50 or more appearances.
Averaging 3.67 rpg this season, he had at least
five boards 19 times with a season-high 10
against the Sixers at Conseco Fieldhouse, 3/8.
That against Philadelphia was the second of an
18-game stretch (3/5-4/6) in which he had five or
more rebounds nine times and averaged 4.6 rpg.
His eight rebounds vs. Sacramento, 3/25,
included a career-best four offensive boards and
he had more than one offensive rebound seven
times.
As a starter, he averaged 7.3 ppg and 3.8 rpg,
in contrast to averages of 8.0 ppg and 3.6 rpg off
the bench.
In his 19 starts, he shot better than 34 percent
from 3-pt range (13-38), as opposed to 28 percent
(28-100) from long range in 42 games as a
reserve.
YEARS PRO: Rookie
HEIGHT: 6-8
WEIGHT: 210 lbs.
BIRTHDATE:
5/2/90
in Sun Valley, Cal.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Pete Knight
(Palmdale, Cal.)
COLLEGE:
Fresno State
DRAFTED:
By Indiana
First round, 2010
(10th pick)