凯尔特人Paul George因假摔被联盟罚款2000美元：揭幕战38分创队史首秀纪录
NBA 联盟10月21日宣布，对波士顿（Boston）凯尔特人球员 Paul George 处以2000美元罚款：经联盟办公室录像复核，George 在10月20日对阵底特律活塞队的常规赛揭幕战中出现假摔行为。联盟表示，赛后假摔可处以罚款并实行累进处罚，此次罚款不构成禁赛，不影响 George 出战球队下一场比赛。
就在这场揭幕战中，George 迎来加盟波士顿后的常规赛首秀：他出场不到31分钟，21投12中、三分球12投7中，砍下38分、5个篮板、3次助攻和5次抢断。据凯尔特人队统计，38分创下队史球员首秀得分纪录，超过此前由 Kristaps Porzingis 保持的纪录；George 也成为 NBA 历史上第六位在单场比赛中至少得到38分、5个篮板、5次抢断并命中7记三分的球员。George 是凯尔特人从费城76人队交易得到，交易涉及 Jaylen Brown。
不过凯尔特人最终以113比121输掉揭幕战：球队一度领先22分，第四节被活塞打出一波23比0的攻势逆转。活塞的 Duncan Robinson 得到21分（其中第四节15分），Cade Cunningham 与 Jalen Duren 各得22分；凯尔特人的 Jayson Tatum 得到13分、11次助攻，投篮23投6中、三分球7投全失。
Celtics' Paul George Fined $2,000 for Flopping After Record 38-Point Boston Debut
The NBA announced on October 21 that Boston Celtics player Paul George has been fined $2,000 after a league office review found he flopped during the regular-season opener against the Detroit Pistons on October 20. The league said postgame flopping violations can carry fines under an escalating system; the fine does not include a suspension and does not prevent George from playing in Boston's next game.
The game was George's regular-season debut for Boston: in under 31 minutes he scored 38 points on 12-of-21 shooting, including 7-of-12 from three-point range, with five rebounds, three assists and five steals. According to the Celtics, the 38 points set a franchise record for a player's Boston debut, surpassing the previous mark held by Kristaps Porzingis, and George became just the sixth player in NBA history with at least 38 points, five rebounds, five steals and seven made three-pointers in a single game. Boston acquired George from the Philadelphia 76ers in a trade involving Jaylen Brown.
Boston nevertheless lost the opener 121-113 after leading by as many as 22 points, as Detroit used a 23-0 fourth-quarter run to take control. Duncan Robinson scored 21 points for Detroit, 15 of them in the fourth quarter, while Cade Cunningham and Jalen Duren contributed 22 points apiece. Jayson Tatum finished with 13 points and 11 assists on 6-of-23 shooting, missing all seven of his three-point attempts.
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图片来源：图：Paul George（左，持球者）本人比赛照，摄于2017年2月15日，当时效力于印第安纳步行者队（步行者时期照片）；右侧防守者为 Iman Shumpert。图片来源：Erik Drost／Wikimedia Commons。
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