Monday night was the first time this season the Sixers got to as many as 110 points in regulation. (They scored 118 points in overtime against the Indiana Pacers in their only win.) They made 20 3s, they played fast, they had 27 assists. George’s gravity and his ability to create a basketball advantage helped in all of those areas.

At last, the Philadelphia 76ers got Paul George on the court during the regular season. After the nine-time All-Star recovered from a bone bruise in his knee, which he suffered during the preseason, George debuted during the Sixers’ Monday night matchup against the Phoenix Suns.

Paul George played his first game for the Philadelphia 76ers Monday night after missing the first five with a knee injury, and called his performance “rusty.”