Paul George’s winning comeback against the… Clippers

To start the season, Paul George found his old team, namely the Clippers, who are going through a complicated start to the campaign, with recent defeat on the floor of Bostonand many injured, as Derrick Jones Jr. away for the next six weeks.

Paul George (9 points, 7 rebounds) opened the scoring with a long shot for his first basket of the season, then followed with two free throws, but the Clippers responded with a 14-0 run during which James Harden (28 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists) crosses the 28,000 career point mark. The Los Angeles leader scored 17 of his team’s 33 points in the first quarter and allowed the visitors to take a 33-25 lead after twelve minutes.

To start the second act, Tyronn Lue decides to restart Chris Paul who hasn’t had a single minute in the Clippers’ last five games. Conversely, the Sixers manage to get back to within two points, but fall short due to a dunk Chris Dunn two prize baskets follow, the first signed Nicholas Batum (11 points, 6 rebounds) and second per Brooke Lopez. Thus, the Clippers return to the locker room with a 10-point lead (56-46).

The Clippers give up at the end of the match

after a break, Tyrese McKay the temperature rises. He scored 13 of his 39 points in the third quarter to get his team back within three points, but the Clippers regained a ten-point lead to begin the final act.

During the opening minutes of the fourth quarter, the two teams traded baskets, but Philadelphia went on a 12-3 run to pull back to within one point. Then, with a breakthrough, Tyrese Maxey gives the Sixers an advantage, which has not happened since Paul George’s five points at the start of the match (95-94).

If James Harden briefly gives the Clippers the lead, Nick Nurse’s men continue at the end of the match. VJ Edgecombe then it appears at 3 points Quentin Grimes (19 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists) continues with three consecutive baskets. Finally, Tirese Mackey made a long shot from behind the arc to give the Sixers a two-possession advantage (108-104).

The Clippers manage to get back within two points with ten seconds on the clock, but James Harden misses two straight 3-pointers. Tyronn Lue’s men ended up losing 110-108 to concede their eighth loss in nine games. They will be able to try to right the ship this Thursday during their trip to Orlando.

WHAT TO REMEMBER

Paul George is back. The Sixers winger returned to action for the first time since March 4, 2025. For his return, his time was limited and he was only able to play 21 minutes. If the former Clippers appeared at the start of the match with the first five points of the Sixers, the rest of the match was more complicated. Paul George finished his first game of the season with 9 points on 2/9 shooting, complete with seven rebounds, three assists and two blocks.

Tyrese Makey’s Heatstroke. Author of twelve points in the first half, Tyrese Maxey accelerated after the break. Although he scored 13 points in the third quarter, it was not enough to give the Sixers the lead back. However, the leader of Philadelphia used this big momentum to find his rhythm and knock out the Clippers. From the beginning of the last act, he made a shot from behind the arc, and then in a “surge” that allowed his team to regain the lead, he made another 3-point shot and then converted 2+1. Finally, he fired a last-ditch long shot late in the game that gave the Sixers a two-possession lead. Enough to allow Philly to win.

James Harden reaches 28,000 career points. James Harden needed just one point to surpass 28,000 career points. It was decided from the beginning of the match and the 2018 MVP became the eleventh player to reach this mark. The next goal? Excess Carmelo Anthony and his 28,289 career points to become the tenth leading scorer in League history.

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How to read statistics? Min = Minute; Shots = Shots Successful / Shots Attempted; 3 points = 3 points / attempt 3 points; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; O = offensive rebound; D=defensive jump; T = Total number of jumps; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal mistakes; Int = intercepts; Bp = lost balls; Ct: Against; +/- = Difference of points when the player is on the field; Points = Points; Rating: player rating calculated based on positive actions – negative actions.