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Why Paul George’s Olympic journey serves as a microcosm for this season

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Paul George looked drained and at times listless as the Pacers fell behind early to the Chicago Bulls on Monday night.

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Rondo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
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Rondo REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
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Rondo REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
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Rondo REBOUND (Off:4 Def:2)
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Rondo REBOUND (Off:4 Def:3)
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Rondo REBOUND (Off:4 Def:5)
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Rondo REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
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Rondo REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
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Rondo REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
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Rondo REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
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Rondo REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
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Rondo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
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Rondo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
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Rondo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
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Rondo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
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Rondo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
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Rondo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
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Rondo REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
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Rondo REBOUND (Off:2 Def:6)
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Rondo REBOUND (Off:2 Def:7)
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Rondo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
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Rondo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
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Rondo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
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Rondo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
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Rondo REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
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Rondo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
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Rondo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
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Rondo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
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Rondo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
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Rondo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
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Rondo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
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Rondo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:7)
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Rondo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:8)
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Rondo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
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Rondo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
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Rondo REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
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Rondo REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
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Rondo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
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Rondo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
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Rondo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
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Rondo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
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Rondo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
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Rondo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)

Effortlessly outrebounded by Rajon Rondo twice on the same possession, this was the sort of play which seemed to carry with it broader implications than one wholly avoidable second-chance basket.