Though unable to get his team out of the opening round, Indiana Pacers forward Paul George did set a new franchise record for most points in a single playoff series, dropping 191 over the course of a seven-game battle with the Toronto Raptors, per ESPN Stats & Info.
George obliterated the previous record of 181, which was set by none other than Reggie Miller during a seven-game Eastern Conference Finals series against the Orlando Magic in 1995.
Indiana also lost that series, as Miller (25.9 points per game) and Rik Smits (18.3 PPG) were the only Pacers to average more than 14 points.
George felt an even larger burden in the series that just finished up Sunday, with his 27.3 points per game more than doubling the 13.6 averaged by Indiana's second-leading scorer, starting point guard George Hill.
Despite re-establishing himself as a superstar during the regular season and then playing at a high level in the playoffs, George will come away from the 2015-16 campaign with some sub-ideal memories, having turned the ball over seven times in Sunday's deciding Game 7.
He did make eight of his 18 field-goal attempts and four of ...
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George Sets Pacers Record for Points in a Playoff Series
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