In a game where both teams would’ve preferred to improve their lottery odds, the Sixers simply had more NBA talent on the floor than the lowly Jazz.
The Sixers were, once again, without Paul George, Tyrese Maxey and Kyle Lowry when they faced the Utah Jazz Sunday night at the Wells Fargo Center. On top of that, Joel Embiid, Jared McCain and Eric Gordon are all shut down for the remainder of the season.
Lonnie Walker IV and Quentin Grimes put up 25 points each on Sunday for the Sixers, lifting Philadelphia over the Utah Jazz.
Early indications point to the acquisition of Grimes as a success. Time will tell about Lonnie Walker IV. Meanwhile, Jared Butler has not appeared to work out as the team had hoped.
The Jazz jumped out to a 16-point lead in the first quarter, but the Sixers rallied to take the lead in the second quarter and never looked back. Philadelphia stretched the lead as large as 22 on its way to a 126-122 win to snap the skid and feel good about things again. Quentin Grimes had 25 points and six assists for the Sixers.
Filipowski hit a three with 2.8 seconds left to trim the Sixers' lead to two. After a timeout, Justin Edwards threw an inbounds pass to Butler. It appeared on first glance that Butler may have fumbled the ball out of bounds, but an officials' review clearly showed that it last touched George.
• Another old friend who recently landed with the Jazz, former Sixers first-round pick Jaden Springer, was ruled out for this contest due to a back injury. Springer, who is still in his age-22 season, inked a 10-day contract with Utah last month, and only a few weeks later inked a three-year standard NBA contract.
The Philadelphia 76ers finally ended their three-game skid with a 126-122 win over the Utah Jazz on Sunday at Well Fargo Center.
Quentin Grimes scored 25 points and the Philadelphia 76ers received a huge effort from their reserves in a 126-122 victory over the visiting Utah Jazz on Sunday.