As George’s presence took some of the pressure off Maxey, the one-time All-Star benefitted a ton from PG’s presence.Maxey checked in for 40 minutes. During that time, he shot 12-22 from the field, with six of his makes coming from three.

Paul George reacts to his Philadelphia 76ers debut and explains the last possession in the loss to the Phoenix Suns.

His first basket didn’t come until 18 seconds into the second quarter, allowing Paul George to break out of a mini slump in his first game of the season. His final basket came with 10:03 remaining in the game.