Paul George missed the first five games of the season due to a bone bruise in his left knee. Joel Embiid missed the first nine games due to recovery from a left knee issue. Tyrese Maxey has missed the previous three games due to a right hamstring strain.

On the 76ers’ first possession Tuesday night, Paul George cut along the baseline and took a feed from Joel Embiid for an underneath finish. That sparked George’s best outing as a Sixer, when he totaled 29 points on 10-of-19 shooting,

George knows the pressure Embiid is under. He was a franchise player for the Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder, and then a co-franchisee with the LA Clippers alongside Kawhi Leonard. That