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Analysis: Pacers missed their Jimmy Chitwood

Wearing 'Hickory' uniforms from the movie 'Hoosiers,' the Pacers won their third in a row with star Paul George leading the way.

Remember when the Hickory Huskers finally put it together in the movie “Hoosiers”? It’s when Jimmy Chitwood decided to join his buds instead of swishing baskets alone on the farm in the dirt.

When the Indiana Pacers broke out their Hickory uniforms for Friday night’s visit from the Miami Heat, it was most apropos that Paul George took over in scoring a season-high 36 points. He was, much like Chitwood in that famous Indiana high school basketball movie, unstoppable.