The Philadelphia 76ers paid a visit to the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday afternoon looking to begin a 6-game road trip on the right foot. Once again, the Sixers were undermanned as they were missing their Big 3 as well as a slew of role players who are important to what they want to do.

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 Sunday. Jalen Hood-Schifino added 19 points as the Sixers won for just the third time in 18 games.

Following Friday’s matchup between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Indiana Pacers, the Quentin Grimes reunion in Dallas, Texas, came into question. As Grimes missed Friday’s action against Indiana, he was considered to be day-to-day by Sixers head coach Nick Nurse.

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.

Fortunately for the team, Quentin Grimes has emerged as a rare glimmer of light in an otherwise overcast season. Grimes, 24, has hit the ground running for Nick Nurse's team since

The veteran starter Quentin Grimes has been downgraded to out after initially showing up on the injury report as questionable on Friday morning. According to the official NBA injury report, Grimes is dealing with an illness.