This matchup was noteworthy to some degree, as it was the first time the Sixers and Mavericks faced off since the Quentin Grimes-Caleb Martin trade became official. The young guard managed to stick it to his old team in front of their home crowd,

The Philadelphia 76ers were able to pick up a 130-125 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday afternoon to begin a 6-game road trip. The win snapped a 3-game losing skid and brought Philadelphia to within five games of the Chicago Bulls for the final play-in spot in the East with 15 games to play.

Quentin Grimes scored 28 points in his first game against his former team and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Dallas Mavericks 130-125 in a matchup of injury-depleted clubs.