George could be available to play on Friday against the Bucks in Milwaukee.

PHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia 76ers are 20 games into the 2025-26 season, which is about the quarter-mark of the 82-game grind. That means it's time to evaluate the team with a solid sample size at this early stage of the season.

For the first time since October, the Sixers have won two games in a row. They got another stellar Tyrese Maxey performance and two incredible late-game plays to avoid a disastrous collapse.

Maxey scored 35 points to lead the Sixers and chased down Golden State's De’Anthony Melton to block his shot as the time expired.

The Philadelphia 76ers will be without one of their key players against the Golden State Warriors on Thursday, December 4.

Tyrese Maxey leads the Philadelphia 76ers to a rather solid win over the Golden State Warriors to begin a back-to-back set.

Down 98-97 after blowing a lead that maxed out at 24 points, the Sixers rookie saved the game with a putback lay-up after catching a blocked fadeaway from Tyrese Maxey. The game wasn't over, though, as Golden State quickly inbounded the ball with 0.9 seconds left and had DeAnthony Melton free on a breakaway.

Bahamian Valdez ‘VJ’ Edgecombe, center, celebrates with teammates after hitting a game-winning shot for the Philadelphia 76ers over fellow Bahamian Chavano ‘Buddy’ Hield and the Golden State Warriors at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Thursday. The Sixers won, 99-98.

Kelly Oubre Jr. missed his ninth straight game with a sprained lateral collateral ligament in his left knee on Thursday when the 76ers faced the Golden Warriors at the Xfinity Mobile Arena. Before the game,