Speaking in a segment on his podcast this week, All-Star swingman Paul George opened up on what went wrong in the series against the Dallas Mavericks ... chance in hell to win.

Dallas Mavericks' Klay Thompson (31 ... in the first round of the playoffs by the fifth-seeded Mavericks, which marked the end of Paul George’s time in his hometown of Los Angeles.

Fueled by Paul ... Dallas, but they still have to slow down George, who averaged 22.6 points per game, and his teammates. Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd will likely employ a platoon defense ...