While Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert has gone through a renaissance in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Heat, asserting his dominance in the paint and proving that he can be one of the league's best big men, the team is having trouble finding consistency from their smaller guys.
Between Hibbert, Paul George and David West, the Pacers have a solid offensive hierarchy. Hibbert is leading the team with 22.6 points per game in the series, Paul George is at 20.2 points, and David West is knocking in 18.2 points.
What they have is an acknowledged advantage in the paint, so they're going to Hibbert for 15 shot attempts per game, even after he averaged just 10.9 during the regular season.
The big man is stepping up and making the most of his enormous size advantage over Miami, shooting 54.7 percent, compared to a meager 44.8 percent during the regular season.
From there is George, who has started to really recognize the flow of the game.
When he finds himself with Ray Allen defending, George will make an attempt to create space and take what amounts to an open jumper off the dr ...
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Article written by Jesse Dorsey
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