3 observations after Quentin Grimes’ career-high 44 points lead Sixers to skid-snapping win

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3 observations after Quentin Grimes’ career-high 44 points lead Sixers to skid-snapping win originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

Quentin Grimes can largely thank himself for the Sixers’ first win since he joined the team at the trade deadline.

The Sixers snapped a nine-game losing streak and Grimes exploded for a career-high 44 points Saturday night at Wells Fargo Center in a 126-119 win over the Warriors.

Kelly Oubre Jr. added 20 points. Stephen Curry had 29 points and 13 assists for the 32-28 Warriors.

The 21-38 Sixers were down Joel Embiid (season-ending left knee injury), Eric Gordon (right wrist surgery), Kyle Lowry (right hip injury management) and Jared McCain (left lateral meniscus surgery).

Golden State was missing Jimmy Butler (back spasms) and Jonathan Kuminga (right ankle sprain).

The Sixers will face the Trail Blazers on Monday night. Here are observations on their win over the Warriors:

Curry does his thing, Maxey’s shot still off with sprained finger

Coming off of a 56-point performance against the Magic, Curry scored the Warriors’ first hoop, swishing a second-chance three-pointer. With the crowd’s high-volume reaction, it became immediately clear that many Golden State fans were in the building.

Curry didn’t cook instantly. The Warriors dropped to 1 for 8 from the field when Tyrese Maxey defended Curry well and forced him to air ball a baseline runner long.

Of course, it’s extraordinarily difficult to handle Curry’s constant movement. He made a classic split cut off of Draymond Green in the post and drained a three. A little later, the 11-time All-Star pulled up in transition and sunk a jumper that gave the Warriors a 24-19 lead.

In contrast, Maxey began 0 for 7 from the floor and was scoreless in the first half. Playing through a sprained finger for a third straight game, Maxey again did not have his usual shooting touch.

“It’ll get better as he goes, as long as he can keep it out of getting hit again or repeatedly for a while,” Sixers head coach Nick Nurse said Friday. “Obviously, it’s affecting him a little bit. … He was working on some things today to try to…

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Publish date : 2025-03-01 23:13:00

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