PHILADELPHIA – It was probably not the season debut that Paul George would have drawn up on paper, but for the nine-time All Star, getting back into NBA action for the first time in over eight months was enough to create some relief.

Getting a win against his former team is a nice bonus.

The Sixers defeated the Los Angeles Clippers on their home floor on Monday night, erasing another double-digit deficit in the fourth quarter to come back and win. They did it despite a middling performance from George, who scored the first five points of the game and then struggled to find any sort of scoring groove.

George totaled nine points, seven rebounds and three assists in 21 minutes, shooting 2-for-9 from the field and 1-for-4 from beyond the arc while on a pretty tight minutes restriction. "Not

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