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For all the talk about the simmering beef between Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, it was Paul George, the player the Boston Celtics acquired from the Philadelphia 76ers in the Brown trade, who proved to be the biggest star of the show. George finished with 36 points on 14-of-22 shooting from the field, and he hit some daggers in the fourth quarter to blow the game wide open en route to a 123-101 win over the 76ers.
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In the fourth, it looks as though George was drawing inspiration from the animosity he was receiving from a few 76ers fans. In fact, during one pause in the action, the Celtics star subtly and hilariously gave a fan the middle finger just to rub it into their faces.
76ers fans are some of the most passionate in the world, and with the game getting out of hand in the fourth, getting George riled up did not help matters whatsoever.
After Payton Pritchard drained two straight threes to start the quarter to push the Celtics’ lead to 15, George saw the opportunity to deliver the killing blows to the 76ers.
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He pulled up for a triple to extend their lead to 18, and then he was clearly feeling himself as he drained a difficult turnaround and-one jumper and made the free throw to push their lead to 21. He would then score five more points to extend his personal run to eight, and by then, the 76ers were out of the game completely.
George is experiencing a career revival in Beantown; after his 36-point outing against his former team, he is now averaging 22.0 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per contest on the year. He’s also playing elite defense, and he looks like he’s at least back to the form he showed during the latter part of his tenure with the Los Angeles Clippers.
Keeping him healthy is going to be key for the Celtics, as they are unstoppable when the 36-year-old forward is playing like this and even flipping opposing fans off in the process.
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