Quentin Grimes led seven Philadelphia scorers in double-figures with 28 factors, and the 76ers snapped a three-game shedding skid with their 130-125 highway win over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday.
Grimes shot 10-of-19 from the ground and dished six assists, fueling Philadelphia’s highest-scoring outing since Jan. 31. Sunday marked Grimes’ fifth sport with at the very least 28 factors this March.
Eleven of his team-high got here in a dominant third quarter that turned the tide within the Sixers’ favor. Philadelphia outscored Dallas within the interval, 34-18, constructing a 12-point cushion it held for a lot of the fourth quarter.
The Sixers led by 14 factors halfway via the ultimate interval, however the Mavericks went on a 16-5 run within the last four-plus minutes to tug inside a degree with 38 seconds remaining.
Spencer Dinwiddie got here off the bench to attain 18 factors, together with the layup that introduced Dallas to inside a degree. The Mavericks couldn’t full the comeback, nonetheless, as Philadelphia hit all six of its free-throw makes an attempt within the last 25 seconds to safe the win.
Dinwiddie had a take a look at a game-tying 3-pointer with 11 seconds remaining however missed, sending Dallas to its eighth loss within the final 9 video games.
Ricky Council IV posted a double-double for Philadelphia with 13 factors and 10 rebounds. Jalen Hood-Schifino, Jeff Dowtin Jr. and Oshae Brissett scored 19, 14 and 13 factors off the bench.
Guerschon Yabusele completed with 14 factors and 6 rebounds, getting the beginning at heart for the Sixers, and was considered one of 4 Philadelphia gamers with two steals together with Grimes, Brissett and Justin Edwards, who additionally scored 10 factors.
P.J. Washington led Dallas with game-highs of 29 factors and 12 rebounds. Klay Thompson scored 21 factors, capturing 3-of-7 from 3-point vary. Max Christie, who scored 18 factors off the bench, shot 4-of-6 from lengthy distance.
The remainder of the Mavericks had been simply 3-of-21 from outdoors.
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