Kevin Durant outshines Paul George | Bucks fall to 1-6
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What happened in Paul George's debut with the 76ers?
My voice is barely here because we've been talking, trying to figure out how we're going to cover all these games. We got to start with the big comebacks, S, because for the first time this season, we got a chance to see Paul George in a Sixers uniform in a regular season basketball game, and we Look, the results, they lost. They lost to the Suns. 118-116, they're on the road. But I have to say that the early returns, just seeing him out there, even without Joel Embiid, immediately so many of their pieces just made sense.
Yeah, shocker. Right. Paul George adding an all-star in is just good for the Philadelphia 76ers. I mean, obviously there's been a lot of talk about the Sixers and the Embiid saga and everything, but this is incredibly good news for them. Right. They came in saying that he was going to be on a minute restriction. He still played 32 minutes tonight. So it doesn't seem like it was that much of a minute restriction. Again, not the most effective as a score tonight. He only had 15 points shot for 14. I thought some of that was just rust because, You know, typical Russ from a guy who had missed a couple of weeks of basketball. He started at five, by the way.
I mean, he clearly was out of rhythm.
Yeah, totally. And I also think some of the playmaking from him is really going to pop on this team because you saw a guy like Kershawn Yabusele just cooking the bear, right? He was hitting threes. George was connecting on a lot of them. I thought some of the dribble penetration made a lot of sense. So from Philly's perspective, this is still a pretty positive outcome.
Yeah, and they were plus three in his minutes. Again, individual plus minus can kind of give you a read on what happened in that one game. Tyrese Maxey had 32 points in this game, and there were some times there where you could just tell Tyrese Maxey had an easier time just because Paul George was out there. A lot of guys getting better looks.
How did Kevin Durant perform against the Bucks?
But they were playing the Suns, man, and the Suns have kind of figured out who they are. They're 6-1 now. Kevin Durant had a huge game, 35 points, including the game winner. Actually, kind of Kind of two game winners. I thought Bradley Beal continues to look pretty good since he's come back.
Yeah, I think Beal in general is working really well off of the ball. Tyus Jones is setting the table for some of these guys, I think, in a good way. I've had my gripes with how Yusuf Nurkic has started this season, but has really picked it up over the last couple of games, especially had a really good game tonight. 15 points, 15 rebounds was effective.
It helps when you're playing against Andre Drummond.
Yeah, that is true. Yeah, the opponent matters. But I look, I mean, to the to the point about the identity of the Suns, they went on multiple streaks in this game where it was like the Suns have made 10 shots in a row. The Suns have made eight shots in a row. And a lot of that is just the scoring prowess of Book and KD and Beal. And when they're going like that, man, they're really hard to beat.
When Mike Budenholzer just gets him to do the make-every-shot offense, it is a beautiful thing. Steph Curry's back, guys. He only missed three games. The Warriors went 3-0 without him. They are now 1-0 since his return. They beat the Wizards 125-112. We had Steph versus Jordan Poole. We actually got some good Draymond and Jordan Poole interactions. Yeah, they're pointed, right?
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What happened in Paul George's debut with the 76ers?
1:19–3:12
2
How did Kevin Durant perform against the Bucks?
3:12–10:25
3
What is the current mood around the Milwaukee Bucks?
10:25–11:15
4
Are the Bucks in panic mode after a 1-6 start?
11:15–13:22
5
What are the implications of Chris Middleton's absence for the Bucks?
13:22–15:16
6
Can the Bucks recover from their rough start?
15:16–17:16
7
What trends are emerging from the early NBA season?
17:16–24:56