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TORONTO, ON - MAY 01:  Paul George #13 of the Indiana Pacers looks on late in the second half of Game Seven of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals against the Toronto Raptors during the 2016 NBA Playoffs at the Air Canada Centre on May 01, 2016 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.  NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.  (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - MAY 01: Paul George #13 of the Indiana Pacers looks on late in the second half of Game Seven of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals against the Toronto Raptors during the 2016 NBA Playoffs at the Air Canada Centre on May 01, 2016 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images

George Sets Pacers Record for Points in a Playoff Series

Bleacher Report MilestonesMay 2, 2016

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.

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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 his seven three-point tries, but George will likely regret his sloppy play down the stretch, as four of his seven turnovers came in the final quarter.

The Pacers still almost managed to rally from a double-digit deficit thanks to a stingy defense that held the Raptors to just 11 fourth-quarter points—the fewest by any team in the final quarter of a Game 7 during the shot-clock era, per Sportsnet Stats.

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