When he first entered the league, Paul George was called a copy of Maddie! He has also said on more than one occasion that his idol is Maddie, despite the fact that he wears the number 24 jersey.

Let's not talk about the technical similarity, we can get a glimpse of it from the comparison of hardware conditions.

Paul George, selected with the tenth pick in 2010, is officially 203cm tall, and his body has maintained development after entering the league, and he is currently 206cm, 95kg. In terms of body data, barefoot height: 203cm, arm span: 213cm; Vertical jump: 0.85 meters, running vertical jump: 0.98 meters.

Maddie, selected with the ninth pick in 1997, is officially 203cm tall and weighs 90.7kg (later developed to 101.2kg). In terms of physical data, the draft height is 201cm, and the body has maintained development after entering the league, with a real height of about 205cm, an arm span of 218cm (later developed to 220cm, I have doubts), a vertical bounce of 93cm, and a running vertical jump: 101.6cm.

The two are very similar in terms of draft picks, height, arm span, physical fitness, etc., both are outside players with excellent athleticism, exaggerated height and arm span, weight and emaciation, and they both started with excellent defense.

Comparing the data of the first three years of their careers, George's shooting percentages were 45.3%, 44%, and 42.4%, three-point shooting percentages were 29.7%, 38.5%, and 38.6%, respectively, and his average points per game were 7.8, 12.1, and 17.5 points (as of now).

Maddie is shooting 45%, 43.6%, 45.1% from the field, 34.1%, 22.9%, 27.7% from three-point range, and averaging 7, 9.3 and 15.4 points per game.

It can be seen that George's shooting ability outside the three-point line is better than that of Maddie in the same period, and according to the playing time and number of shots, the team's expectations for George's development are significantly higher than Maddie during the Raptors, mainly because the star of the team during the Raptors period was Carter.

With Maddie's switch to Orlando, everyone will see what his stats are. Although George's stats are also impressive this season, in the fourth year of his career, everyone is looking forward to whether he can match or exceed Maddy's average of 26.8 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game in the fourth year of his career. Rebounds and assists may not be difficult, but scoring is likely to be a bit more difficult.

Mainly because of the Pacers' tactical arrangement, although Paul George has shown great strength this season, the Pacers are ultimately a team with interior tactics.

West has 17.2 points and 7.7 rebounds this season, and Hibbert is averaging 12 points, 8.3 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game.

Vogel's tactics for the team may seem very simple to the average person, but they worked. Typically, Hill and George are just the initiators of the game, with the two putting pressure on each other, while West and Hibbert finish off in the paint area with pick-and-roll cuts or one-on-one singles, or send away the ball.

The Pacers' most common tactic is called the SideScreen routine, where all five of the Pacers fall outside the three-point line, George gets the ball on the right wing, and West lifts it up to cover on the wing. West blocked the defense and immediately went down to the inside, and then George would quickly play the ball to West. In this way, there may be gaps in the opponent's penalty area, at this time, the players who make up the defense will move to the strong side to block West, and they will miss the low position of Hibbert on the weak side, and West will give Hibbert again, because Hibbert has a height of 2.18 meters, no matter who makes up for the bottom corner of the weak side, Hibbert has taken advantage of his height, plus he has certain interior offensive skills, so it will be difficult to defend.

Due to Granger's season reimbursement, the Pacers' starting lineup this season is Hill, Stephenson, George, West and Hibbert. Stephenson's outstanding performance this season is also a reason for the team's current soaring record, he is currently averaging 8.8 points per game, and this time he will defend Sun Xiaotian.

The two teams have a lot of similarities in the starting lineups, not only in terms of staffing, but also in terms of the functionality of the players, so it's hard to say which of the two teams is better or worse.

The Pacers won the first wave of offensive possession, and their first play-and-match gave insight into the Pacers' tactical arrangement.

Hill took the ball on the outside, West covered in advance, cut down, Hill hit the ground, the ball went to West's hands, due to West's accurate shot, Hinrich and Noah chased after him. West hoisted a high and gave Hibbert on the weak side, at this time the closest to Hibbert was Ruer Deng, who made up for the defense in time, but Hibbert was too high, he used all his strength, such as Mount Tai to press the top, leaning on Luer Deng a long-distance hook hand, and the ball crossed a perfect arc into the net.

Typical SideScreen tactics!!

The SideScreen tactic is simple, but the reason why it works for the Pacers is mainly due to the physical condition of the players.

The Pacers used this tactic to make three in a row, one of West's fake faux shots, and two Hibbert's inside catches and layups.

Thibodeau called a short timeout to set up the defense.

The tactical method of breaking the SideScreen is very simple, when blocking and dismantling, the big player cannot rashly attack and pinch the ball carrier, always stay around the cover person to interfere, strengthen the movement on the weak side, and decisively wrap the big player on the other side.

The move was immediate, Hibbert was tall, but the movement was slow, and the Bulls' fast movement led to a series of mistakes, and the Bulls took the opportunity to counterattack.

After several failed attacks, Vogel was not in a hurry on the sidelines, and he gestured with his hand to the players on the field to make a 3.

In the future, the Pacers still had the same tactics, except that Hibbert didn't dribble the ball after receiving it, and split the ball the moment the Bulls were trapped.

Stephenson made a shooting feint after receiving the ball, and Ruer Deng, who switched defenses, was fooled, and Stephenson lowered his body to kill the inside, but Noah raised his arm and just couldn't get out of the penalty area.

Stephenson couldn't get his shooting stance, so he passed the ball back to George.

Seeing that the time to attack was up, in the face of Sun Xiaotian, George broke through with his right hand, turned around on the left side, and then made a backward throw, Sun Xiaotian did not lose his position with his hands open, but the ball was still pressed into the frame.

14 to 12!!

Stephenson, who defends Sun Xiaotian, although Stephenson sometimes chooses inappropriately in the offense, can be on the defensive end, with excellent physical conditions, so that no one will suffer in defense.

In the face of Stephenson, Sun Xiaotian did not come hard.

He handed the ball to Noah, who was in the high position, but he fell low.

With his back to Stephenson, Sun Xiaotian suddenly shook his shoulders to the bottom line, Stephenson moved, Sun Xiaotian suddenly dribbled the ball, and then turned forward, also leaning back!

Stephenson couldn't react.

"Huh!"

The sound is crisp!

The ball goes into the net.