Overview
- Tyrese Maxey scored 39 points to fuel a fourth-quarter comeback, with Quentin Grimes adding 19 and Andre Drummond posting 14 points and 18 rebounds.
- Paul George logged nine points, seven rebounds, three assists and two blocks in his first game since March 4 following July surgery on his left knee.
- Head coach Nick Nurse kept George on short stints and held him out late, with any increase in minutes to be determined by the medical staff and how his body responds.
- Joel Embiid missed the game for right-knee injury management and remains day-to-day, while Kelly Oubre Jr. and Adem Bona were also out.
- Philadelphia moved to 8-5 as the short-handed Clippers, without Kawhi Leonard, fell despite James Harden’s 28 points and two missed potential tying or winning threes in the final seconds.