 How dare you, Paul George. It wasn't supposed to be like this. The Indiana Pacers were meant to be worse than they actually are right now. What are you doing, Paul George? How dare you look like a superhuman. They told us you were not going to come back the same after that scary leg injury you had. We NBA fans had to change our mindset because of you and your Pacers who made us lower our expectations. We've seen you battling LeBron in the conference finals two years in the road. Matter of fact, birdmen saw you pretty close in those meetings. You and your triple doubles as soon as the playoffs started and then you break your legs so bad that they told us you're not going to come back the same again anymore. You went back to a losing record of 38 and 44 without George. You readjusted your goals, expectations and roster by letting David West go. Well, we all know you actually didn't let him go, just so he's better for a narrating purpose right now. You left Roy Hippard go and you went younger instead with Marble's turn after draft. It was clear you're not fighting for a top spot anymore. You, PG, you tested us during the pre-season same. I have the same goal. You know, I wasn't MVP last year. I want to be the MVP this year. I'm all like, okay, we love your mindset and all PG, but let's face it. And now with just 15 games you're averaging your career highs in points 26.4, rebounds, ace and assists 4.6. The field goal percentage was 45.8% and the 3.0 percentage of 45.1. What's happening? You won a five-game winning streak this past week. You won all three games and you, Paula George, held dead. You average 37.3.6.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.3 steals while shooting 54.7% from the field, 57.7% from 3. And 86% from the free throw line. During this stretch, which made you the ace in conference part of the week, you scored 40 points and hit seven of eight threes against Washington on November the 24th. Who are you? Well, truth be told, no one actually lied to us. They said you'd probably never be the same again. They were right. You came back even better. Even your coach is having difficulties explaining what planet you're from, Paul George. It's tough to quantify in words. Just please keep exceeding your expectations. The league needs you, Paul George. How dare you? Paul George, welcome back PG-13. In terms of how I felt energy-wise, how my body reacted to it, I've always worked hard and I take pride in the work ethic. But it was almost like a reality check that, you know, starting back where I came from and how I started. I had to put that extra work in, extra conditioning. While those guys were practicing, I was on the bike for almost the whole practice. And the bike is born. You know, they're tired from practice. I wanted that. A lot of those guys wanted to trade places with me, but it was mutual. I like to get better. I like to improve my game. I take my summits very serious. Basketball is not a job. It's not my work. It's just what I love to do, so I leave all the outside distractions. I don't like to just do something. I like to be the best at something. It's almost like, you know, what are you doing before if you don't, you know, have that motivation to be the best. That's how I look at it, because you only get one shot at it. And for the NBA, it doesn't come around for everyone. There's so many, you know, players, there's so many guys that want to be in the NBA and want to play professional basketball that you've got to keep up with them. No shortcuts to it.