Sixers Notes: Paul George, Playoffs, Tyrese Maxey, Joel Embiid

Sixers Notes: Paul George, playoffs, Tyrese Maxey, Joel Embiid

The Sixers and Celtics saw each other four times this season. Doesn’t mean much now. As Gina Mizell of The Philadelphia Inquirer noted, three of those games came early. The last one was March 1, just before Jayson Tatum returned from his Achilles injury. AP Different teams then. Different teams now. And one big absence. Paul George didn’t play in any of those matchups. That changes things. Coach Nick Nurse made it clear George will have a major …

Sixers Notes: George, Celtics Matchup, Maxey, Embiid

The Sixers and Celtics played four times during the regular season, but those meetings don’t offer much insight into the current version of both teams, writes Gina Mizell of The Philadelphia Inquirer (subscription required). Three of those games were early in the season and the final one took place March 1, shortly before Jayson Tatum returned from his Achilles injury. Philadelphia’s Paul George also missed all four games, either because of inju…