You'd never guess by Paul George's explosive Game 1 against the Jazz that offense has been his problem.
George scored 24 of his 36 points in Game 1 of the Thunder's Western Conference first-round series with the Jazz with a left hip contusion. But despite being assigned to shadow Utah's Joe Ingles for much of the first two games, George said the offensive end is where he's felt that hip contusion the most.
“It was tougher for me offensively to have that burst and that push,” George said Friday. “Defensively it's angles. I know how to read guys.