Los Angeles Clippers 91 Indiana Pacers 103

The Indiana Pacers picked up their second win in as many games on their current West Coast road trip, and Paul George has been burning down his home city in the process as the Pacers beat the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday.

The Indiana Pacers didn’t let a revenge game from Lance Stephenson stop them from picking up their 6th straight win and the second in Los Angeles on this road trip. The Clippers and Lakers may call the Staples Center home, but the past few days Paul George has elected himself mayor of the City of Angeles.

He’s scored 70 points in the two wins against Los Angeles’ teams this week.

The Good: The Indiana Pacers were on the road and put way the Los Angeles Clippers on the road. It wasn’t exactly pretty, but once C.J. Miles drained a 3-pointer at the end of the 3rd quarter, the momentum starting to swing squarely in the Pacers favor. The Pacers knocked down 50% of their shots in the fourth while keeping the Clippers shooting 38.9%. Another factor in Indiana’s favor during that period was the winning of the free throw battle as the Pacers went 11 and 14 compared to the Clippers 6 of 8. The turnover battle was also won by the Pacers, 3 to 8, all of which added up to a comfortable finish for Indiana.

The Bad: That Pacers looked like crap for a very long stretch in this game. From half way through the second quarter to half way through the third quarter, Indiana went 5 of 18 and only scored 17 points. The Clippers were equally as bad though, scoring 21 points over that stretch and allowing Indiana to keep the game close on the road despite the inability to score and 6 turnovers during that stretch.

MVP: Paul George again, of course. With 31 points, PG was 5 of 9 from beyond the arc (9 of 23, 8 of 10 FTs on the night) while gathering 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals.

Bonus MVP: This.

sir @Yg_Trece has been knighted by the graces of the 3-sword. @GRIII laid witness to the claim, the 3rd of his name. https://t.co/tgMUSFtmfl — Solomon Hill (@solohill) December 3, 2015

LVP: DeAndre Jordan only scored 2 points as Blake Griffin was tasked with doing everything he could to keep the Clippers afloat. DeAndre may have had 15 rebounds, but Ian Mahinmi’s 14 points and 7 rebounds erased the effort.

X-Factor: Rodney Stuckey had a pair of plays where he looked more like Mike Alstott than a basketball player, but that aggression was part of the reason why he was second on the Pacers in scoring with 18 points. He’s seeing less time than last season, but he’s still igniting the Pacers bench with his play.

PAUL GEORGE Power Forward, Indiana Pacers A Paul George as of late. pic.twitter.com/va20ZQsEwF — Ben Gibson (@CowboyOnPatrol) December 3, 2015

MONTA ELLIS Shooting Guard, Indiana Pacers B 10 points and active hands that created 2 steals and plenty of deflections. He’s yet to really let loose with the Pacers yet, but he’s been fitting in well with Indiana and hasn’t been a defensive liability that some feared he would be. In fact, the Pacers have been playing some of their best defense when he’s on the floor.

GEORGE HILL Point Guard, Indiana Pacers C Didn’t make a field goal but managed to score 5 points from the foul line while gathering 4 rebounds and dishing out 3 assists. He hasn’t found his rhythm yet after missing a few games last month.

C.J. MILES Shooting Guard, Indiana Pacers B- A somewhat average night as he only made 33.3% of his shots, but 10 points helped push the Pacers to victory and his buzzer beater at the end of the third quarter began a dominant finish for the Pacers.

IAN MAHINMI Center, Indiana Pacers B Ian Mahinmi kept Jordan in check and scored 14 points, going 5 of 6 from the field and 4 of 6 from the free throw line. He displayed some range as well by knocking down two shots from above the foul line as well.

RODNEY STUCKEY Point Guard, Indiana Pacers A Godney Stuckey made his presence known with 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 assists. His 6 of 13 shooting on the night wasn’t too bad either.

JORDAN HILL Center, Indiana Pacers B A quiet 13 points and 8 rebounds, the most impressive being one he grabbed inside of a Bermuda Triangle of Clippers defenders. After a sluggish start, there is little reason to complain about Jordan Hill’s play.

LAVOY ALLEN Power Forward, Indiana Pacers C- Lavoy Allen started the game, but 1 of 5 shooting for 2 points and only 5 rebounds aren’t up to his usual standards. A bad night, so a bad grade, but he’ll bounce back.

CHASE BUDINGER Small Forward, Indiana Pacers C- 4 rebounds and 1 assist make up for a scoreless night. Only 8 minutes of play so it’s understandable that he didn’t rack up a lot of stats.

The Pacers have the other end of a back to back as they face the Portland Trail Blazers at 10 p.m. tonight.