The Philadelphia 76ers can’t appear to catch a break.
Although they noticed the return of Paul George on Monday evening, the staff nonetheless fell 118-116 to the Phoenix Suns.
Following the sport, George took duty for the staff’s defeat.
In accordance with Keith Pompey, through Legion Hoops, George merely mentioned, “I was bad.”
Paul George on his 76ers debut:
“It was bad.”
It was clear that George was nonetheless shaking off the rust after weeks on the sidelines due to an damage.
He scored 15 factors, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists, capturing simply 4-of-14 from the ground, or 28.6%.
Issues have been even worse from past the arc and George had a three-point share of solely 14.3%.
George’s shortcomings are much more painful as a result of the staff misplaced by solely two factors.
If he had performed higher, Philadelphia may have walked away with a victory.
The 76ers are actually simply 1-5 and nonetheless with out Joel Embiid.
There are lots of worries about their path forward however there are some silver linings to look to.
Embiid is getting more healthy and George is now again within the rotation.
Which means issues may get higher within the weeks forward, though they appear quite bleak proper now.
The 76ers will subsequent play the Los Angeles Clippers and Lakers as they wrap up their three-game street journey.
Maybe George’s troubles will disappear within the days forward and extra time practising and enjoying along with his staff will assist him discover his rhythm.
George averaged 22.6 factors, 5.2 rebounds, and three.5 assists final season so Monday evening’s sport was an outlier and never the norm for him.
Followers hope he seems way more like his common self very quickly.
