Paul George’s debut was OK, yet better than expected. The 76ers are going to have to live with the Andre Drummond factor for the time being. The center is a rebounding machine but struggles on defense.

With Joel Embiid already dealing with knee soreness, Andre Drummond is proving to be a necessity for the Sixers.

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The Toronto Raptors are hoping to get revenge on the Philadelphia 76ers in their next game. The two teams met on Nov. 8 in the City of Brotherly Love, where the

Maxey scored 39 points and Paul George had nine points and seven rebounds in his season debut as the Sixers rallied from 10 points down in the fourth quarter.

The Philadelphia 76ers are coming off a narrow 110–108 win over the LA Clippers. There isn’t much time to take it in, though, as they head into yet another back-to-back. They’ll host the Toronto Raptors for the final time this season before traveling to Milwaukee to face the Bucks tomorrow.

PHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia 76ers sent second-year guard Jared McCain to the G League recently in an effort to help him find his rhythm and get his conditioning going in the right direction. He played two games with the Delaware Blue Coats and played 20 minutes in both games to help get going again.

George totaled nine points, seven rebounds, three assists, and two blocks in 21 minutes of the 76ers’ 110-108 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers at Xfinity Mobile Arena.