Jeff Dowtin Jr. inactive, late heroics, and Iron man Maxey CHICAGO — Jeff Dowtin Jr. went from being a key contributor to an inactive player. The 76ers were spectacular in the fourth quarter. They also benefitted from Tyrese Maxey continuing his strong performances.

LeBron James praises Tyrese Maxey's skills and character after Maxey's standout performance against Bronny James.

The Sixers had even fewer bodies by the end of their Saturday night contest against the Bulls than they did when they entered The Windy City.

Ahead of yet another Sixers back-to-back — they will host the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night without Joel Embiid, Paul George and several others before welcoming the Sacramento Kings to town on Wednesday night — let's get into this week's Sixers mailbag, with questions centered around the team's young depth.

Here are observations on the Sixers' win over the Bulls: Neither team scored until a George baseline jumper at the 9:51 mark of the first quarter. He was still flowing after his 21-point second half the night before in the Sixers’ win over the Cavs, posting seven of the Sixers’ first 11 points.

George left early Saturday's win in Chicago with a finger injury one game after scoring 30 in Friday’s victory over the NBA-leading Cleveland Cavaliers.

CHICAGO — On many occasions this season, it’s seemed that Tyrese Maxey has the whole world ... Kyle Lowry returned from a right hip injury and Jeff Dowtin Jr. sat on the bench in a hoodie.

Following an 0-3 road trip that took them past the regular season's midway point, the shorthanded Sixers are tumbling into Friday’s matchup against the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers.

Bronny James reacts to his unexpected call-up by the Los Angeles Lakers, playing against Tyrese Maxey in a loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.

It’s a left pinky injury for Paul George, who will not return to tonight’s game. He was flexing the hand prior to being subbed out in the 2nd.Source: Bluesky What’s

Philadelphia 76ers forward Paul George exited in the second quarter of Saturday’s 109-97 victory over the Chicago Bulls and did not return after jamming his left pinkie. Sixers coach Nick

The Philadelphia 76ers are walking away from this weekend back-to-back with two wins, defeating the Chicago Bulls Saturday night just 24 hours after defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers.