George is on pace for one of the worst offensive seasons of his 15-year career. Nick Nurse and Tyrese Maxey remain firmly in his corner.

It does not help that Joel Embiid has only played in 13 of the 34 games while Paul George has played in 24 of those games. It has been tough for the Sixers to build any type of ch

Nurse has preached patience. George has experience dealing with a similar situation in Los Angeles, where he was teammates with the frequently unavailable Kawhi Leonard. Maxey, as is the point guard’s default, framed it in terms of what he can do to help get George going on any given night.

Because of injuries to both players, the two All-Stars have played together in only 12 of the Sixers’ 33 games. On Saturday, Embiid finished with game highs of 28 points and 12 rebounds in just three quarters of action. George, who also sat out the fourth quarter, added 17 points, six assists, and two steals.

Philadelphia 76ers coach Nick Nurse and star guard Tyrese Maxey give their thoughts on the struggles of Paul George.

The Philadelphia 76ers dropped their third game out of their last four on Monday night, losing 109-99 to the Phoenix Suns to fall to 14-20 on the season. While the list of reasons for the Sixers’ struggles this year would resemble a CVS receipt, one that came to the forefront on Monday was Paul George’s shooting struggles.

When one looks at the career of Philadelphia 76ers star Paul George, one will see that he is a 9-time All-Star with career averages of 20.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 3.7 assists along with 44% from the floor and 38.

Paul George has been unable to find consistency as a shooter during his first season with the Sixers. A 5-for-18 line in Monday night's loss only made matters worse.