Philadelphia 76ers forward Paul George reminded the Milwaukee Bucks that he's still one of the league's most lethal scorers.

The Philadelphia 76ers have been treading water this season with Joel Embiid and Paul George, among others, missing time, but Tyrese Maxey has been the biggest constant.

This is the biggest reason why Philadelphia needs George back. The Sixers are running Maxey into the ground, and they need George to take some of the playmaking pressure off his plate. To be clear, the Sixers don’t have much recourse besides playing Maxey big minutes.

The Philadelphia 76ers are traveling to Milwaukee to face the Bucks on Thursday night, though the game’s complexion is unlike what was anticipated. Both teams are struggling with injuries, which means some of their best players won’t be playing in this Eastern Conference matchup.

Apart from George, Joel Embiid is also on the injury report for the Toronto game. The former MVP has missed the Sixers’ last four games due to a knee injury. He is now in danger of sitting out a fifth consecutive contest after being listed as doubtful to play on Wednesday.

Paul George made his season debut Monday night, starting for the Philadelphia 76ers against the Los Angeles Clippers.

In Paul George's season debut, the Philadelphia 76ers held on for a tight 110-108 home win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday.

According to Maxwell Ogden of The Sixers Sense, Philadelphia 76ers coach Nick Nurse could be in a dilemma once Paul George is no longer under a minutes restriction. Nurse needs to find a way to increase George’s playing time without sacrificing minutes allotted for Quentin Grimes.

Tyrese Maxey scored 39 points, Paul George had nine points and seven rebounds in his season debut and the Sixers rallied for a victory over the short-handed Clippers.

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Nick Nurse reacts after a disastrous third quarter led to a loss vs. the Toronto Raptors Wednesday night.