Paul George pivoted, but the Clippers' Patrick Beverley and Tobias Harris shifted with him, moving as one four-handed being, chests closing in on George.
Then George saw him: Thunder forward Jerami Grant floating in from the perimeter, left wide open as he stutter-stepped into the paint.
“Honestly, I think that's the easiest way for me to get myself going,” George said after that Dec. 15 game. “… They put two on the ball, find the open guy.”
George's December has understandably caught the attention of teams around the league. The Thunder small forward has hurled himself into the MVP conversation by averaging 31.