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With Paul George<\/a> and Joel Embiid<\/a> back in the lineup Wednesday, the Sixers dominated the Chicago Bulls in a 157-137 win<\/a>, the most points they\u2019ve scored in a game since 1970.<\/p>\n Here are three things we learned from the Sixers\u2019 healthiest lineup in a long time:<\/p>\n George starts slowly in return<\/p>\n George said pregame that he expected to feel some rust in his first game back after a 25-game suspension, and that was noticeable in his first stint on the court. George missed both of his three-point attempts to start the first quarter. He didn\u2019t fare much better to start the second. <\/p>\n \u00bb READ MORE: Joel Embiid shines in return from \u2018tricky\u2019 and \u2018painful\u2019 oblique injury, just in time for Sixers\u2019 stretch run<\/a><\/p>\n But after coming back in with 2 minutes, 1 second left in the half, George finally made his first three-point attempt with 8 seconds to go. That bucket was a sign of better things to come in the second half. One of George\u2019s best sequences of the third quarter started with a steal and ended with him sinking a deep three.<\/p>\n \u201cI think I was just rushing,\u201d George said of his first-half performance. \u201cRushing shots. In the second half, I had the mindset to just take my time. I was getting good looks, so just get into a flow, take what\u2019s available, and just keep shooting.\u201d<\/p>\n After shooting 2-for-10 in the first half, George was much better in the second, and looked more comfortable with his shot both from the mid-range and three-point line. He shot 9-for-12 in the second half.<\/p>\n George\u2019s teammates, led by VJ Edgecombe<\/a>, encouraged him from the bench to let it fly in the fourth quarter, and after George made three shots in a row, capped by a three, they embraced him at midcourt before a timeout. George finished with 28 points on 11-of-22 shooting.<\/p>\n Edwards is carving out a rotation spot<\/p>\n Justin Edwards was the first guy in off the bench in George\u2019s forward spot. When George and Kelly Oubre Jr. were out, Edwards played some of the best basketball of his career, which included scoring a career-high 32 points in a win over the Sacramento Kings last week.<\/p>\n