George feels Thunder's Big 3 are being 'officiated differently'

Paul George just wants he and his All-Star teammates on the Oklahoma City Thunder to get a little more respect from NBA officials and their whistle.

In the Thunder's 112-105 victory over the Orlando Magic at Chesapeake Energy Arena Monday night, it was clear by their lack of trips to the free-throw line that the referees weren't in the mood to cater to them no matter how they performed on their home floor.

"It's tough. We're so aggressive; we play at the rim constantly," George said after the game, according to ESPN's Royce Young. "We're just officiated differently, all three of us. And it's tough.

"At least one of us (should) get the benefit of the doubt. But when we're on that floor no one is getting the better side of that whistle. But we're going to keep attacking, we're going to keep being aggressive. That's our job, to put pressure on them. At some point it's gotta work out for us."

George, Russell Westbrook, and Carmelo Anthony got to the charity stripe a combined nine times against Orlando, with seven of those attempts coming from George alone. Westbrook took two shots in 35 minutes, while Anthony failed to get to the line in 32 minutes.

Thunder head coach Billy Donovan isn't oblivious to the lack of calls going in the favor of his top players, either.

"Those guys are aggressive players and listen, there are calls that are missed, there just are," added Donovan. "He's (George) gotten fouled, and he's not getting to the line. I think the same thing can be said for Russell. And I'm not trying to get into, like, every single play call, but as much as those two guys are in the lane, they need to be at the free-throw line more than they're at the free-throw line, in my opinion."

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The Thunder as a unit are shooting 23.5 free throws per game, which ranks seventh in the Association. George is averaging five himself, which is the same amount he was taking during his final year with the Indiana Pacers. Westbrook is taking seven, down from 10.4 during his MVP campaign when he didn't have George and Anthony by his side.

Anthony's drop-off is the most alarming, as he's only getting to the line 2.8 times despite averaging seven attempts for his career.