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Paul George reveals what went wrong for 76ers in Game 2’s 4th quarter
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After holding things down in the first three quarters of their Game 2 showdown against the New York Knicks , the Philadelphia 76ers fell apart in a major way in the fourth, going cold at the worst possible time on the way to a disheartening 108-102 loss.
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While a Game 2 loss to the Knicks was hardly a surprise, as the 76ers were in enemy territory at Madison Square Garden without their fearless leader, Joel Embiid , still, after hanging in there at both ends of the court, things fell apart at the worst possible time.
Despite a strong start to the game, scoring 11 points on perfect 4-of-4 shooting from the field, Paul George was a big reason why the 76ers struggled in the fourth, missing all five of his shots from the field as the 76ers lost the quarter 19-12. Asked after the game about what went wrong down the stretch, PG noted that the team simply ran out of steam, which opened the door for the Knicks to secure the win .
"I thought, you know, we just might have ran out of gas a little bit in the fourth," George said. "We could have done a better job of getting some easier ones, but I think we did just run out of gas a little bit."
Down 2-0 but with the series heading back to the Xfinity Mobile Arena, the 76ers aren't completely out of it just yet , but if they are going to pull off another comeback, they will need to play a much better style of basketball. Fortunately, George and company know what they have to do to succeed: build on the good things PG pointed out during his post-game media session.
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"You know, we like where we're at. We played good defense," George said. "I thought all the way to the fourth quarter. We just didn't make shots. But a lot of positive coming out of the game."
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