Somewhere between his 12 first-quarter points and the 10 he had in the second quarter, Paul George left the confines of the hardwood at the Air Canada Centre. He was still physically present, torching the Raptors, but mentally — spiritually, if you want to take it there — George had found basketball nirvana.
“I felt great,” he said, maybe an hour after the high had passed and a different feeling had set in.
“I didn’t feel rushed. Whenever I can slow the game down and really just see plays ahead of time . . .