<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/76ers-news-paul-george-key-fix-must-be-made-cavs-loss');   ga('set', 'title', 'Paul George reveals key fix that must be made after 76ers’ loss to Cavs');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Watch-Paul-George-make-his-Intuit-Dome-debut-for-76ers-Clippers.jpg"></figure><h1>Paul George reveals key fix that must be made after 76ers’ loss to Cavs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-22T08:18:54-08:00">December 22nd, 8:18am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-22T08:18:54-08:00">December 22nd, 8:18am</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Sam DiGiovanni started at ClutchPoints as an associate editor in 2021 and became the site's Philadelphia 76ers beat reporter ahead of the 2022-23 season. He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia 76ers fell to the Cleveland Cavaliers as Joel Embiid returned to the sidelines on the second night of back-to-back. The 126-99 defeat showed the massive <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-vs-cavs-tyrese-maxey-great-moments-blowout-loss">differences between the Cavs’ offense and the Sixers’ Embiid-less offense</a>, which relied heavily on Paul George and Tyrese Maxey.</p><p>George shot poorly against a staunch Cavs defense, leaving much to be desired aside from a <a href="https://x.com/BazHoopz/status/1870644294782267899" rel="noopener">highlight-reel-worthy crossover and jumper</a>. He explained that his and the Sixers’ stagnation on offense needs to be sorted out.</p><p>“Just player movement,” George told reporters in Cleveland when asked what the Sixers have to tighten up. “I think we gotta move a little bit more. I gotta move a little bit more. I thought tonight was a poor effort on my behalf of just moving, a lot of it was stagnant. I’m gonna see a lot of loaded-up defenses so I gotta move a little bit better. I gotta run the floor a little harder. Same stuff I’ve been saying but I gotta be consistent on that front to allow myself to get some easier opportunities.”</p><h2><b>Paul George says 76ers’ offense needs more movement</b></h2><p>The 76ers’ philosophy on offense has been to trust their stars to cook and create open shots by drawing double teams. When Embiid isn’t a part of the lineup, the formula is not enough to compete with most good teams. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-jared-mccain-delivers-heartbreaking-injury-update-after-surgery">With Jared McCain recovering from a meniscus tear</a>, the Sixers lack the firepower to compete with teams like the Cavs, owners of the best offensive rating in the NBA.</p><p>The Sixers usually begin possessions with some screening and a set to open up room for one of their stars but beyond that, the offense becomes a one-on-one battle with everyone else spotting up or standing in the dunker’s spot. When those battles are lost, it becomes extremely difficult to score.</p><p>Against the Cavs, George didn’t attempt a single shot within 10 feet of the hoop. Cleveland’s twin-tower lineup dissuades rim attempts against everyone but for a star player to not get any downhill pressure is not a good sign. The Cavs were mostly able to guard him one-on-one, risking a George heater but preventing him from creating offense for the team. Maxey shot well from deep and got some buckets in transition but he, too, was held in check on most half-court possessions.</p><p>As the 76ers look to bounce back against the San Antonio Spurs on Monday, they’re not only looking to pick up a win in their last home game of 2024 but also set a tone to carry into their road trip.</p><p>“We want to play well going into this West Coast trip coming up,” Paul George told reporters. “Try to take care of this next game. Look at it from that lens, move on from tonight. Tonight was a tough one but [we’ll] move on from tonight, get ready for San Antonio. They’ve been playing well, so that’ll be a good challenge for us. Obviously, [the] big fella [will be] back out there again. Now we’re getting momentum with that unit that’s out there.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Paul George reveals key fix that must be made after 76ers’ loss to Cavs

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/76ers-news-joel-embiid-shouts-out-paul-george-for-support-amid-injury');   ga('set', 'title', '76ers’ Joel Embiid shouts out Paul George for support amid injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Joel-Embiid-shouts-out-Paul-George-for-support-while-injured.jpg"></figure><h1>76ers’ Joel Embiid shouts out Paul George for support amid injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-20T23:03:44-08:00">December 20th, 11:03pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-20T23:03:44-08:00">December 20th, 11:03pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The 2024-25 season has not been kind to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-is-joel-embiid-playing-vs-hornets-latest-injury-update-sinus-fracture">Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid</a>, at least up until this point. Embiid has been at the center of some load management controversy amid his ongoing battles with knee injuries, and just as it looked as though he was finding his stride on the season, he suffered a sinus fracture — delaying him from once again getting into a consistent rhythm. But on Friday night, Embiid made his return to the court just five days after sustaining his latest injury, and he played a starring role in the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-kelly-oubre-jr-locker-room-vibes-win-hornets">76ers’ 108-98 win</a> over the Charlotte Hornets.</p><p>Embiid put up yet another 30-point outing on Friday, this time tallying 34 points on 12-24 shooting from the field to buoy the 76ers to victory. And after the game, the 76ers star reflected upon his injury recovery journey while crediting Paul George for being one of the <a href="https://x.com/therealmikekb/status/1870328158479585700" rel="noopener">biggest guys in his corner</a> amid this ordeal.</p><p>“It’s great. You can never get enough of the support. When you have the support from family, people close to you, your teammates, guys like him, that’s the reason why you keep going and keep figuring out that because that’s who you play for. People that support you, people that push you,” Embiid shared, per Michael Kaskey-Blomain of ESPN 97.3.</p><p>The 76ers star has revealed in the past how much not being able to play regularly has been bothering him, but now, he is simply <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-joel-embiids-former-teammate-blasts-marcus-hayes-article">focusing on getting himself right</a> so he can set out to achieve what he wants to in his career.</p><p>“I have a hard time disappointing people, which I’m working on, so when you get that kind of support, it’s not that hard. Like I said, you feel bad about yourself and I like to please people, so just have to keep going,” Embiid added.</p><h2><b>Paul George knows how 76ers star Joel Embiid feels on the injury front</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Injured-Philadelphia-76ers-Paul-George-R-and-Joel-Embiid-L.jpg"><figcaption>© Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>If there’s anyone in the NBA who can relate to Joel Embiid on the injury department, it’s Paul George. George, the 76ers’ marquee signing this past offseason, has a considerable injury history himself — most notably breaking his leg back in a Team USA exhibition in 2014.</p><p>Since the 2014-15 season, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-nick-nurse-drops-close-revelation-about-paul-george-knee-injury">George has dealt with a plethora of injuries</a>; in 2018 and 2019, he dealt with shoulder injuries after the playoffs, and then during the 2021-22 season, he sustained an elbow injury and in a bit of added misfortune, a COVID-19 infection prevented him from suiting up in the play-in tournament.</p><p>The following year, George bumped knees with Luguentz Dort, ending his season early with a knee sprain. And then to start the 2024-25 season, he hyperextended his knee on multiple occasions, forcing him to miss time.</p><p>Thus, George, nearly more than anyone in the NBA, would understand where Embiid is coming from.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

76ers’ Joel Embiid shouts out Paul George for support amid injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/76ers-news-gilbert-arenas-philadelphia-shutting-joel-embiid-paul-george-down');   ga('set', 'title', 'Gilbert Arenas makes case for 76ers shutting Joel Embiid, Paul George down');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/76ers-news-Gilbert-Arenas-makes-case-for-Philadelphia-shutting-Joel-Embiid-Paul-George-down.jpg"></figure><h1>Gilbert Arenas makes case for 76ers shutting Joel Embiid, Paul George down</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-20T12:11:18-08:00">December 20th, 12:11pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-20T12:11:18-08:00">December 20th, 12:11pm</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-nick-nurse-makes-brutally-honest-admission-on-blizzard-of-injuries">Philadelphia 76ers are having a nightmare season</a>, as injuries have been the main story of the year so far. Joel Embiid is the main player, as he continues to deal with a knee issue while also recently suffering a face injury that kept him from playing this week.</p><p>With the way their season is going, there’s a low chance that they’ll win a championship, let alone make the playoffs, and Gilbert Arenas threw out the idea of them <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1870175481418387512" rel="noopener">shutting down both</a> Embiid and Paul George for the rest of the year.</p><p>“You should have cut the cord f—–g weeks ago,” Arenas said on his show. “Embiid, cut. Paul George, we’ll see. If not, get healthy. They’re not going to help you win a championship this year, so if they can’t help you win a championship, shut them down. I just paid you money. I need to protect it. [Embiid and George], I don’t give a f— what y’all talking about, chill out.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"If they can't help you win a championship, shut them down."</p><p>Gilbert Arenas thinks the Sixers should shut down Joel Embiid and Paul George for the rest of the season 😳</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/GilsArenaShow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GilsArenaShow</a>)<a href="https://t.co/MRJyl0SVqO">pic.twitter.com/MRJyl0SVqO</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1870175481418387512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 20, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>George has also been in and out of the lineup this year with injuries, but he’s played in the last four games for the 76ers. The team wouldn’t come out this early in the season and rule both of their star players out, but with the way the year has been going, it would be understandable why they do it.</p><h2>76ers still trying to make most season</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Joel-Embiid.jpg"><figcaption>Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Though the 76ers are not where they want to be right now, they’re still competing with who they have and stacking up a few wins as the season continues. Paul George had a breakout game against the Charlotte Hornets, where he scored 33 points. After the game, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-paul-george-resilient-praise-tyrese-maxey">Tyrese Maxey praised George for staying resilient</a> with everything that has been going on this season.</p><p>“Paul’s good. I think he’s finally getting comfortable, [in a] rhythm,” Maxey said. “It’s hard, man. New team, new system, guys in and out, he was in and out, got hurt, came back, got hurt again. That’s tough, man. He’s been resilient, man.</p><p>The 76ers have shown what they can do when everyone is healthy, but the problem is that they have rarely been healthy. Along with Joel Embiid, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-jared-mccain-devastating-knee-injury-update">Jared McCain will be out indefinitely</a> after suffering a meniscus injury. McCain was having a strong rookie season and was leading in the Rookie of the Year race. The 76ers will now have to manage with what they have and hope they can find a spark before it’s too late.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Gilbert Arenas makes case for 76ers shutting Joel Embiid, Paul George down

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/76ers-news-paul-george-resilient-praise-tyrese-maxey');   ga('set', 'title', 'Paul George earns ‘resilient’ praise from Tyrese Maxey');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/76ers-Tyrese-Maxey-Paul-George.jpg"></figure><h1>Paul George earns ‘resilient’ praise from Tyrese Maxey</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-17T08:39:48-08:00">December 17th, 8:39am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-17T08:39:48-08:00">December 17th, 8:39am</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Sam DiGiovanni started at ClutchPoints as an associate editor in 2021 and became the site's Philadelphia 76ers beat reporter ahead of the 2022-23 season. He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With Joel Embiid and Jared McCain sidelined due to injuries, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-vs-hornets-tyrese-maxey-paul-george-73-points">Tyrese Maxey and Paul George stepped up</a> to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 121-108 victory over the Charlotte Hornets. Both 2023 All-Stars performed like the standouts they are.</p><p>A win over the Hornets does not make for a marquee victory but it does help the Sixers stay positive in a season that continues to be hostile to them at every turn. George, Maxey and almost every other one of their teammates has been injured at some point and the team’s 8-16 record illustrates that even a recent hot stretch (five wins in the last seven games) can only do so much to right the ship.</p><p>Nonetheless, a pair of great performances from the two active stars made for a nice little win that featured a new season-high in points for Philly. Maxey had plenty of good things to say about George after <a href="https://x.com/NBA/status/1868851791519232260" rel="noopener">teaming up for 73 points</a>.</p><h2><b>Tyrese Maxey praises Paul George after 76ers’ win over Hornets</b></h2><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Tyrese Maxey on Paul George's impact on him and the Sixers:</p><p>"Paul's [George] good. I think he's finally getting comfortable, rhythm, it's hard man. New team, new system, guys in and out, he was in and out, got hurt, came back, got hurt again… He's been resilient, man."</p><p>(via… <a href="https://t.co/vmI0euzYtA">pic.twitter.com/vmI0euzYtA</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1869047202967880034?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 17, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“Paul’s good. I think he’s finally getting comfortable, [in a] rhythm,” Maxey said. “It’s hard, man. New team, new system, guys in and out, he was in and out, got hurt, came back, got hurt again. That’s tough, man. He’s been resilient, man.</p><p>I think the biggest thing he’s done for us is just talk and be vocal and be confident in every single huddle,” the 76ers guard continued. “And he trusts what I’ve been telling him to do: go be Paul George and go off. Whatever shot you feel like you need to shoot, shoot it and be aggressive.”</p><p>He not only shot the ball very well from the field — 7-11 inside the arc and 6-9 from outside of it — but <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-paul-george-joins-extremely-exclusive-nba-all-time-club-during-hornets-game" rel="noopener">George cracked the top 10 of the all-time threes leaderboard</a> on his way to a season-high 33 points. Maxey wasn’t as efficient overall as PG was but he did shoot 6-12 from three-point range and 10-13 from the foul line in his 40-point performance. The 76ers will need both of them to stay confident and resilient for the rest of the season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Paul George earns ‘resilient’ praise from Tyrese Maxey

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/76ers-news-paul-george-joins-extremely-exclusive-nba-all-time-club-during-hornets-game');   ga('set', 'title', '76ers’ Paul George joins extremely exclusive NBA all-time club during Hornets game');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/76ers-news-Paul-George-joins-extremely-exclusive-NBA-all-time-club-during-Hornets-game.jpg"></figure><h1>76ers’ Paul George joins extremely exclusive NBA all-time club during Hornets game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-16T19:53:52-08:00">December 16th, 7:53pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-16T19:53:52-08:00">December 16th, 7:53pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With Joel Embiid out for at least another week after sustaining a sinus fracture during the Philadelphia 76ers’ 121-107 loss to the Indiana Pacers on Friday night, the onus to lead the team will fall on the shoulders of Tyrese Maxey and Paul George once again. And George, for his part, had the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-vs-hornets-tyrese-maxey-paul-george-73-points">best game of his 76ers stint</a> thus far on Monday night against the Charlotte Hornets, putting up a full stat line of 33 points, five rebounds, eight assists, two steals and one block in a 121-108 victory for Philly.</p><p>George has <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-paul-george-brutally-honest-take-on-sitting-out-overtime-in-win-vs-hornets">made mincemeat of the Hornets’ defense</a> over the past few seasons, and tonight was no different. In fact, his previous season high of 29 came against Charlotte as well. But on Tuesday night, the 34-year-old forward made a bit of three-point history after nailing a total of six triples in the win.</p><p>In need of just four threes to crack the top 10 of the all-time NBA leaderboard for three-pointers made, the 76ers star <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1868825579501564240" rel="noopener">secured the feat</a> by draining a looping three over one of his biggest fans in Brandon Miller, surpassing Jason Terry in the process. George ended the game with 2,285 career triples, and he’s in need of just six more treys to move to ninth all-time to pass the recently-inducted Hall of Famer Vince Carter.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Paul George moves into 10th place on the NBA's all-time 3PM list with this triple, surpassing Jason Terry 👏<a href="https://t.co/QfgKgewBio">pic.twitter.com/QfgKgewBio</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1868825579501564240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 17, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>George may not be in the conversation whenever the topic of the greatest three-point shooters in NBA history is brought up, but the 76ers star has been one of the best volume marksmen in the association for a long time — rounding out his game in a big way after shooting just 29.7 percent from deep in his rookie campaign.</p><p>It’s George’s ability to consistently hit threes while being one of the premier defenders on the wing that has made him plenty of money throughout his career, and now, he’s playing his part in lifting the 76ers out of their dreadful early-season hole.</p><h2><b>Paul George may be rounding into form for the 76ers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/76ers-forward-Paul-George-drives-past-Hornets-Josh-Green.jpg"><figcaption>© Sam Sharpe-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-jeff-teague-questions-paul-george-joined-76ers-late">Paul George has seen a huge dip</a> in his numbers through his first few games with the 76ers. Entering Monday night, George was averaging 15.9 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 4.9 assists on efficiency levels that would be the worst of his career if it holds (with the exception of his brief injury return during the 2014-15 campaign).</p><p>George was not expected to put up those kinds of numbers in the aftermath of signing a four-year, $212 million contract with the 76ers. But he is showing signs of life, and his game against the Hornets could perhaps be a springboard for a better next few months for the veteran 3-and-D wing.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
16.2	5.8	5.0	0.5	1.8

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
16.2	5.8	5.0	0.5	1.8

Paul George

Latest Paul George News

Paul George reveals key fix that must be made after 76ers’ loss to Cavs

76ers’ Joel Embiid shouts out Paul George for support amid injury

Gilbert Arenas makes case for 76ers shutting Joel Embiid, Paul George down

Paul George earns ‘resilient’ praise from Tyrese Maxey

76ers’ Paul George joins extremely exclusive NBA all-time club during Hornets game

Paul
George