In Philadelphia’s 121-111 loss to Minnesota, Paul George records a game-high 23 points on 8-for-15 shooting and pulls down six rebounds.A team-high 23 points were scored by George on 8 of 15
The 76ers are George’s fourth franchise; he spent seven years with Indiana, two with Oklahoma City, and the final five with the Los Angeles Clippers. George signed a four-year, $212 million contract with the 76ers this summer as a free agency. In his first 14 NBA seasons, he averaged 20.8 points per game and was selected as an All-Star nine times and as an All-NBA player six times.
Coach of the 76ers Nick Nurse was making his way home for the game in Iowa. He is from Iowa, was the head coach of Grand View University, a Des Moines, an NAIA member, and coached Minnesota’s G League team when it was still Iowa. When Nurse took the position at age 23, he was the youngest college coach in the nation.