Oklahoma City Thunder swingman Paul George was obviously not himself on Sunday afternoon after OKC went down to the Portland Trail Blazers, 104-99.

George spoke to the media after the game and discussed his own struggles. He was dealing with a shoulder injury entering the playoffs, and the Thunder star admitted that he wasn't able to make a shot before their showdown with the Blazers.

The 28-year-old Paul George finished the weekend outing against the Blazers with an impressive 26 points, though he struggled mightily from the field. While hitting just eight of his 24 shot attempts from the field, George also went 4-of-15 from 3-point range

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For the 2018-19 regular season, George averaged an even 28.0 points alongside 8.2 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 2.8 steals per game. Averaging 36.9 minutes per contest during the regular season, he went on to appear in 77 games for the Thunder after notably re-signing with the Western Conference franchise on a long-term basis during this past offseason.

In his first go-round as a member of the Thunder in 2017-18 season, George appeared in 79 regular season games en route to averaging 21.9 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists and an even 2.0 steals over the course of 36.6 minutes per contest.

Game 2 between the Thunder and Trail Blazers will take place on Tuesday evening in Portland.