Clippers beat the one-win 76ers 110-98 in Paul George's return to Los Angeles

Norman Powell scored 26 points and nan Los Angeles Clippers hit nan Philadelphia 76ers 110-98 successful Paul George's return to look his aged team

INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- Norman Powell scored 26 points — his seventh consecutive crippled pinch 20 aliases much — and nan Los Angeles Clippers hit nan Philadelphia 76ers 110-98 connected Wednesday nighttime successful Paul George's return to look his aged team.

George had 18 points connected 7 of 9 shooting and 7 rebounds successful 24 minutes for nan Sixers successful his 2nd crippled of nan season. He's connected a minutes regularisation since a near knee wounded delayed his play debut.

James Harden added 18 points, 4 rebounds and six assists for nan Clippers.

Kelly Oubre Jr. besides had 18 points for nan Sixers. Caleb Martin had 14 points and Andre Drummond had 10 rebounds.

The Sixers were without Joel Embiid who is serving a three-game suspension for shoving a Philly sports columnist. He's owed to return connected Tuesday, though he has yet to play this play because of a knee injury.

“I deliberation that it’s really excessively bad, right? I don’t really want to get into nan measurement group behave but I’m not judge either personification was right,” Sixers coach Nick Nurse said earlier nan crippled erstwhile asked astir nan incident. “Everybody’s sewage a occupation to do and some sides request to do it better, right?”

The Clippers dominated nan 4th quarter, extending their lead to 94-72 connected Amir Coffey's 3-pointer disconnected Powell's pass.

Sixers: They dropped to 1-6, pinch their lone triumph coming successful overtime against Indiana. Since then, they've mislaid 4 successful a row.

Clippers: They improved to .500 astatine 4-4 while waiting for Kawhi Leonard to make his play debut. He's nursing inflammation successful his surgically repaired correct knee, nan aforesaid rumor that forced him retired astatine times past season.

Sixers starting defender Tyrese Maxey near nan crippled because of correct hamstring soreness. He vanished pinch 12 points, 1 of 4 Sixers successful double figures. He's led them successful scoring 5 times, including a season-high 45 against nan Pacers.

Powell deed 5 of nan Clippers' 10 3-pointers, nan astir of anyone successful nan game.

The Sixers sojourn nan Los Angeles Lakers connected Friday. The Clippers sojourn Sacramento connected Friday.

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