OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Thunder coach Billy Donovan can't pinpoint the best thing about Paul George.Oklahoma City's versatile forward averages just over 20 points per game, leads the league in steals and is third in 3-point goals while shooting 43 percent from beyond the arc."I think that's what makes him the player he is," Donovan said. "There's a lot of players in the league that are great offensive players, but they're not great defensive players. I think arguably, it would be hard to make a case either way of what end of the floor he's better on, offense or defense, because he's that special."George believes he's having an All-Star season in first year with Oklahoma City after being traded from the Indiana Pacers. There have been challenges as he has tried to fit in with superstars Russell Westbrook and Carmelo Anthony and it's still unclear where he will play next season because of his upcoming free agency.Still, he has remained focused enough to be a top-notch performer. As he has found... [More]

F Paul George scored 25 for the Thunder in Sunday's 116-113 loss to Dallas.

F Paul George scored 33 points Wednesday. George was 11 of 17 from the floor, including 7 of 10 from behind the 3-point arc as the Thunder shot 52.9 percent, topping 50 percent for the fourth time in five games.

F Paul George scored 24 points Monday.

F Paul George added 26 points for the Thunder. George and PG Russell Westbrook rank first and second, respectively, in the NBA in steals per game. George averages 2.6 steals and Westbrook averages 2.1 per contest.

F Paul George made his return to Indiana Wednesday after being traded to Oklahoma City in the offseason and scored 12 points on a 3-of-14 shooting. He was booed loudly when introduced and every time he touched the ball throughout the game.George, a four-time All-Star, was traded to Oklahoma City in exchange for Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis after he told the Pacers he didn't plan to re-sign with the team following the 2017-18 season. "I'm glad the circus is over with, now everybody can move on," George said. "I'm not sure what they (fans) wanted me to be, a circus act or some kind of show. I played my hardest. I played everything. I thought I took what the city is about and that's being blue collar."

F Paul George added 20 points for the Thunder.

F Paul George missed a second straight game for Oklahoma City with a calf injury after going through warm-ups Saturday.

F Paul George will miss Thursday's game against the Brooklyn Nets in Mexico City due to a bruised right calf. It will be the first game George has missed since joining the Thunder in an offseason trade from the Indiana Pacers. George suffered the injury during Tuesday's game against the Utah Jazz.

G Paul George sat with a calf injury Thursday in the game at Mexico City.

F Paul George scored 21 points in Tuesday's 100-94 victory over Utah.

F Paul George struggled with foul trouble early and didn't score until early in the third quarter. He wound up with eight points and eight rebounds.

OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Oklahoma City Thunder's troublesome trend of letting second-half leads disappear looked like it was going to show itself again.The Minnesota Timberwolves cut a double-digit Thunder lead to one possession with less than a minute to play, but Paul George hit two free throws with 5.2 seconds to play as the Thunder closed out a 111-107 win Friday night at Chesapeake Energy Arena.George had 36 points and Oklahoma City center Steven Adams had 27. Andrew Wiggins' 3-pointer with 9.8 seconds to go had Minnesota as close as it had been since the first quarter, but unlike the Timberwolves' last trip to Oklahoma City -- when Wiggins banked in a game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer -- the Thunder put this one out of reach.Heat 105, Hornets 100MIAMI -- Josh Richardson scored a career-high 27 points to lead Miami over Charlotte.Dion Waiters finished with 19 points and Wayne Ellington scored 14 points as the Heat overcame a 15-point first-quarter deficit.Miami took the lead for good... [More]

F Paul George scored 22 points Wednesday in Orlando after missing 11 of 12 shots Saturday in Dallas.

G Paul George, who scored a season-best 42 points two weeks ago, had only two against Dallas on 1-of-12 shooting.

F Paul George had 20 points, 11 rebounds and four steals in Wednesday's 108-91 victory over Golden State.

F Paul George scored a team-high 26 points for Oklahoma City in a loss at New Orleans on Monday.

G Paul George had a season-high 42 points on 13 of 22 shooting as the Thunder beat the Clippers, 120-111. He also added nine rebounds and seven assists.

G Paul George scored 37 points to lead the Thunder, who were without starters Steven Adams and Carmelo Anthony, to a 112-99 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday night.George added eight rebounds and five assists and shot 54.5 percent from the field.

G-F Paul George led the Thunder with 25 points in their loss to the Celtics at home on Friday night.