76ers' Paul George expounds on decision to put podcast on hold - ESPN

NEW YORK — After the Philadelphia 76ers dropped their ninth straight game Wednesday night, a 110-105 loss to the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden, Paul George expounded on his recent decision to stop podcasting, saying it was about putting his full focus into «trying to get this team together.»

«It was more so just to focus on here,» said George, who had 25 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists in 42 minutes against the Knicks, a game that saw Philadelphia rally from 19 down to take the lead late before falling short. «I haven't been the healthiest, so it's just been putting a ton of work towards getting my body as healthy as possible, and to keep focus of obviously being here and trying to turn things around here and the full focus is trying to get this team together.

»But we got to give ourselves a chance. Take it one game at a time, but we got to give ourselves a chance to see what we can do down the stretch."

Wednesday was a far different showing than Monday's absolute beatdown at the hands of the Chicago Bulls in Philadelphia, where the 76ers trailed by as many as 50 points and weren't competitive from the opening tip.

After that game, George — who put out his last episode of «Podcast P with Paul George» earlier that morning — said the 76ers have «shown no sign of a team that will compete. We just don't have the habits a champion, or playoff contending team, would have.

»To be honest, right now it's a little far-fetched."

While the 76ers' defeat Wednesday night extended their losing streak beyond three weeks, the performance was at least was a step in the right direction.

And for George — who had his best game in a month — it came after his podcast announcement, which he said he had been thinking about for some