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Philadelphia 76ers at LA Clippers

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1-6, 1-3 Away
Final
98 - 110

4-4, 2-4 Home

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

Paul George says getting booed in L.A. was 'stupid'

George had 18 points on 7 of 9 shooting and seven rebounds in 24 minutes for the Sixers in his second game of the season. He's on a minutes restriction since a left knee injury delayed his season debut.

James Harden added 18 points, four rebounds and six assists for the Clippers.

Kelly Oubre Jr. also had 18 points for the 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 due to return on Tuesday, although he has yet to play this season because of a knee injury.

“I think that it’s really too bad, right? I don’t really want to get into the way people behave but I’m not sure either person was right,” Sixers coach Nick Nurse said before the game when asked about the incident. “Everybody’s got a job to do and both sides need to do it better, right?”

The Clippers dominated the fourth quarter, extending their lead to 94-72 on Amir Coffey's 3-pointer off Powell's pass.

Takeaways Sixers: They dropped to 1-6, with their lone win coming in overtime against Indiana. Since then, they've lost four in a row.

Clippers: They improved to .500 at 4-4 while waiting for Kawhi Leonard to make his season debut. He's nursing inflammation in his surgically repaired right knee, the same issue that forced him out at times last season.

Key moment Sixers starting guard Tyrese Maxey left the game because of right hamstring soreness. He finished with 12 points, one of four Sixers in double figures. He's led them in scoring five times, including a season-high 45 against the Pacers.

Key stat Powell hit five of the Clippers' 10 3-pointers, the most of anyone in the game.

Up next The Sixers visit the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday. The Clippers visit Sacramento on Friday.

Regular Season Series

LAC lead series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Clippers: 61.5%
76ers: 38.5%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 98 - 110
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 98 - 110
4th 18.2 Jared McCain makes free throw 1 of 1 98 - 110
4th 18.2 Bones Hyland shooting foul 97 - 110
4th 18.2 Jared McCain makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot 97 - 110

Statistics

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40-73 FG 41-72
54.8 Field Goal % 56.9
7-25 3PT 12-28
28.0 Three Point % 42.9
11-19 FT 16-19
57.9 Free Throw % 84.2
32 Rebounds 29
10 Offensive Rebounds 8
22 Defensive Rebounds 21
19 Assists 27
10 Steals 12
2 Blocks 1
20 Turnovers 17
0 Team Turnovers 2
20 Total Turnovers 19
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
27 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 14
17 Fast Break Points 15
54 Points in Paint 54
22 Fouls 16
7 Largest Lead 22

Game Information

Venue: Intuit Dome

Location: Inglewood, CA
Attendance: 15,627 · Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 22 7 .759 - L1
New York 19 10 .655 3 W4
Brooklyn 11 18 .379 11 L2
Philadelphia 10 17 .370 11 W1
Toronto 7 23 .233 15.5 L8

2024-25 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Clippers 17 13 .567 - W1
LA Lakers 16 13 .552 0.5 L1
Golden State 15 13 .536 1 L1
Phoenix 14 14 .500 2 L3
Sacramento 13 17 .433 4 L4
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