Walker scores 25 as the 76s open the 22-point 4th-quartal lead, hold on to strike jazz 126-122

Philadelphia-Lonnie Walker IV and Quentin Grimes scored 25 points per

Walker added 11 rebounds and five assists in 34 minutes from the bench for the 76s (22-41). Grimes took 6 of 13 from the floor, including 4 for 9 from 3-point reach, and 9 for 9 from the free throwing line while adding six assists.

Kyle Filipowski led the way for jazz (15-49) with 25 points, seven rebounds and three steals. Keyonte George added 25 points, six rebounds and three steals to Utah.

The 76s went into the break and led Jazz 65-58. Grimes put 16 points in half. Grimes scored 76ers’ last eight points as they closed a four-point victory

Takeaways
76ers: Philadelphia cracked a three-match’s losing row and won for the first time since a 118-116 victory over Dallas Mavericks on February 4th.

Jazz: Utah has lost five games in a row to teams that are a combined 94 games below .500 this season.

Keying moment
Kyle Filipowski hit two 3s for a six-second period to cut Utah’s deficit to 124-122 with 3.0 seconds left, and it seemed that Philadelphia’s Jared Butler turned the ball under the jazz basket with 1.8 back. After video review, the call was overturned, the 76s retained possession, and Walker hit two free kicks to hood the scoring.

Key State
The 76s shot 34.0% from the 3-point line in the victory.

Up next
Next up on the schedule for the 76s is a road fight with Hawks Monday.

Another road game is on Tap Next for The Jazz, traveling to meet Celtics Monday.

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