{"id":129319,"date":"2025-03-18T09:24:48","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T13:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=129319"},"modified":"2025-03-18T09:24:48","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T13:24:48","slug":"sixers-quentin-grimes-continues-shine-career-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/03\/18\/sixers-quentin-grimes-continues-shine-career-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Sixers Unearthed Gem Continues To Shine With Career Night"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Dallas Mavericks have once again come under fire. Many are still critical of Mavs president Nico Harrison’s decision to trade Luka Doncic<\/a> to the Los Angeles Lakers, especially with the team now cursed by injuries. However, choosing to trade Quentin Grimes<\/a> to the Philadelphia 76ers has deflated the fan base as well.<\/p>\n

Grimes had played pretty well for Dallas but the acquisition of Max Christie<\/a> made him somewhat superfluous. In fact, according to Yahoo Sports insider Kevin O’Connor, Grimes’s agent suggested he be traded because he would lose minutes<\/a> to Christie and decrease his free market value. Nonetheless, in 47 games with the Mavs, he averaged 10.2 points per game and shooting 39.8 percent from 3-point range. When he started (12 games), he averaged 14.4 points per contest and knocked down 40.4 percent of his 3s.<\/p>\n

Sixers Quentin Grimes Continues To Shine With Career Night<\/h2>\n

Since the trade, Grimes has been as hot as ever. In 17 games with the Sixers, he’s averaged 21.4 points, 3.8 assists, and 1.5 steals per game while making 39.3 percent of his shots from long-distance. In March, he’s averaged 28.6 points, 4.6 assists per game, and 2.1 steals per game while shooting 53.7 percent from the field and 41.3 percent from 3.<\/p>\n

While facing off against the surging Houston Rockets on Monday night, Grimes recorded career-highs of 46 points and 13 rebounds. He also added four assists, two steals, and a block. He now trails only Oklahoma City Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander<\/a>, an MVP candidate, with two 40-point games in March (h\/t StatMamba on X<\/em>).<\/p>\n

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Huge night for Quentin Grimes despite the loss!<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udd25 46 PTS
\n\ud83d\udd25 13 REB
\n\ud83d\udd25 8 3PM<\/p>\n

He’s averaging 32.6 PPG over his last 5. pic.twitter.com\/r5JydH4YRq<\/a><\/p>\n

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