Well, they did look like an NBA basketball team tonight.
The Sixers fell 118-116 in a nail-biter to the Phoenix Suns Monday night.
Paul George made his Sixers debut, and looked like a damn good basketball player shaking the rust off — and boy did this team need that. He finished with 15 points, shooting 4-of-14 from the field, unable to hit a jumper in the closing seconds to send the game to overtime. With the plan to keep him on a light minutes restriction, he played just under 32 minutes tonight.
Paul George will be on a light minutes restriction tonight, says Sixers head coach Nick Nurse.