Tyrese Maxey, Philadelphia 76ers and Paul George
George left early Saturday's win in Chicago with a finger injury one game after scoring 30 in Friday’s victory over the NBA-leading Cleveland Cavaliers.
George did not play the second half after suffering an injury to the pinky finger on his left hand. The game also held tiebreaker implications for the Sixers, who trail the Bulls in the standings.
The 76ers faced the Cavs for the final time this regular season. Joel Embiid and Evan Mobley were both inactive.
Tyrese Maxey's 31 points powered the Sixers, who also lost Paul George to injury in the 2nd quarter, to a win over the Bulls on Saturday night.Tyrese Maxey leads Sixers over Bulls, Paul George exits d
The Sixers had even fewer bodies by the end of their Saturday night contest against the Bulls than they did when they entered The Windy City.
It’s a left pinky injury for Paul George, who will not return to tonight’s game. He was flexing the hand prior to being subbed out in the 2nd.Source: Bluesky What’s
Tyrese Maxey and Darius Garland, two of the top young point guards in the Eastern Conference, faced off on Friday night. The Sixers snapped their seven-game losing streak in the most impressive way possible, outlasting the Cavaliers and their NBA-best record Friday night 132-129.
Tyrese Maxey had a big night with 31 points and nine assists to lead Philadelphia, Kelly Oubre Jr. had 22 points and 12 rebounds, and George had nine points before leaving with the injury. Reggie Jackson had 12 off the bench, Eric Gordon had 13, and Adem Bona had four and seven rebounds.
At no point in the budding career of Tyrese Maxey has he been more consistent, and proof of that came on Saturday night when Maxey scored a game high 31 points in a 109-97 win over the Chicago Bulls. It was Philadelphia's second straight victory, and Maxey's tenth consecutive game with at least 25 points.
Tyrese Maxey and the Philadelphia 76ers explain why they took the Chicago Bulls so seriously in their road win on Saturday.
As the Philadelphia 76ers worked on putting away the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night, they lost their nine-time All-Star Paul George to an injury. After seeing the court for roughly 13 minutes in the first half,