Paul George slams 'terrible' refs

They came away with the win, but Friday's game against the Brooklyn Nets was much harder than it needed to be for Paul George and the Indiana Pacers.

The lowly Nets managed to hang around for most of the game - even taking the lead midway through the fourth quarter - before George took matters into his own hands with seven points down the stretch to secure the hard-fought 104-97 win.

After the game, George was none too happy about the officiating.

"The stripes (were) terrible," he said. "We just go out and play. The way this game was going, and how they were calling it, we just had to play ... it's frustrating; hopefully the league does a better job looking at shit like this."

He'll likely hear from the league office for his little outburst.