Indiana Pacers guards Paul George and Dahntay Jones’ defense helped keep Derrick Rose off the scoreboard in Games 3 and 4 of the Pacers’ first round series with the Bulls.

"We just want to give him different looks, not let him get comfortable," Jones said. "It's kind of like what the Lakers are doing to (New Orleans guard) Chris Paul. Trying to make him work for everything. Some nights it works, some nights it doesn't. We're going to try to keep with our momentum and stay with our game plan."

Pacers interim coach Frank Vogel waited until Game 3 to implement the defensive strategy of going with Jones and George on the league's likely Most Valuable Player.

The move has paid off: Rose is just 10-of-40 from the field in the past two games.

"Paul is all over the place with his hands," Vogel said. "He's great with spacing and understanding angles and challenging shots. Dahntay is just under the kid's chin the whole game. Backcourt, frontcourt, everywhere."