Jerome had a career night against Philadelphia, scoring a career-high 33 points off the bench. He also drained a career-high eight triples in a perfect long range outing, while shooting 11-for-14 (78.

Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell led all scorers in this game with 37 points, but it was 76ers forward Paul George who led his team to victory with 30 points, five rebounds and three assists in 36 minutes of action. Appearing in his 29th game of the season, George raised his season scoring average to 17.4 points.

On Friday night in South Philly, the Philadelphia 76ers will host the Cleveland Cavaliers for their third matchup this season. The game will lack some key playe

Paul George scored 30 points, shooting 6-of-11 on 3s, and Tyrese Maxey added 29 with seven assists. Instead of Joel Embiid, out with swelling in his left knee, Kelly Oubre Jr. played the third role with 22 points and 13 rebounds while Guerschon Yabusele scored 12 points with 13 rebounds, leading to a 132–129 win at the Wells Fargo Center.

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Philadelphia 76ers forward Paul George exited in the second quarter of Saturday's 109-97 victory over the Chicago Bulls, finishing with nine points in 13 minutes, and after the win, coach Nick Nurse said the veteran would undergo an MRI on Sunday.

The 76ers squared off with the Bulls in the second game of their latest back-to-back. Joel Embiid remained out.

Tyrese Maxey had a big night with 31 points and nine assists to lead Philadelphia, Kelly Oubre Jr. had 22 points and 12 rebounds, and George had nine points before leaving with the injury. Reggie Jackson had 12 off the bench, Eric Gordon had 13, and Adem Bona had four and seven rebounds.

Paul George scored 30 points, Tyrese Maxey had 29 and the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 132-129 on Friday night to end a seven-game losing streak.