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.

On Sunday afternoon, the Dallas Mavericks hosted the Philadelphia 76ers in a game that was originally supposed to be on national TV but was moved off after the two teams saw their seasons fall apart.

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.

P.J. Washington returned by scoring Dallas' first six points, but Philadelphia had the hot start offensively, as Guerschon Yabusele and Quentin Grimes helped them build an 11-6 lead. But a 6-0 run by the Mavs, with two straight buckets from Washington, a few minutes later put Dallas in front.

Quentin Grimes helped take down his former team on Sunday, scoring 28 points in a win over the Dallas Mavericks.

Here are the three biggest takeaways for the Philadelphia 76ers following their road win over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday.

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.

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.