The Indiana Pacers season was over two months before it got started when Paul George went down in a Team USA scrimmage. He knew it and so did everyone else. Indiana went 76 games without their franchise player but when he returned there were moments that gave fans hope that he could return to the player he once was.
But he wasn’t there yet, at least not this season. In six games he only tried to dunk the ball three times, making two. He passed up the opportunity to show his power (or lack of) on more than one occasion and settled for a layup.