The 3-point line is so enticing, casting those come-hither looks to players who can hit a jumper now and then, offering refuge from the battles in the trenches. Come and get it. Take three at a time. Fans will love you.
"It's hard not to fall into that trap," Paul George admitted following the Pacers' narrow 108-105 victory over New York at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Wednesday. "Especially when you're getting good looks with shots that you're used to taking and making."
George's willingness to reject temptation and do the dirty work of scoring was the biggest factor in the Pacers' victory.