After falling short through the first five games of the season, the Philadelphia 76ers got some much-needed reinforcement against the Phoenix Suns on Monday. After a bone injury suffered in the preseason, Paul George was finally able to make his regular season debut with his new team.

Not playing much in the preseason, George was expected to look rusty in his first official game with the Sixers. That said, the All-Star forward still looked good in Phoenix. Having him in the lineup gave the team with short players an extra boost.

In the final minutes of the game, the Sixers had a chance to secure their second win of the season. However, Kevin Durant had other plans. The former MVP dazzled down the stretch to keep the Suns up.

Despite an impressive performance from Durant in the fourth quarter, the Sixers trailed by just two in their final possession. George tried to take matters into his own hands and put a huge bucket in the clutch. He got a step-back shot over Grayson Allen but couldn’t get it to fall.

While speaking to reporters after the match, PG shared his thoughts on what was going through his mind leading up to the final stretch:

“Bad evaluation. I thought we were one behind. I thought when KD made the layout they delivered one,’ George said. “Otherwise you can choose to try to win the match with the three of you, instead of going for the two to tie the match. After watching it, there’s another dumbass playing.

George logged 31 minutes in his first regular season game against the Sixers. He finished the night with 15 points, five rebounds and four assists on 4-for-14 shooting.