DALLAS – It was Turn Back the Clock Night for the 76ers.
Tyrese Maxey was back in the starting lineup Thursday night at the American Airlines Center. Meanwhile, James Harden reminded everyone early on of his time as a prolific scorer before settling into more of a distributing role.
The only problem is starting Maxey and Harden together against the Dallas Mavericks is an extremely tough defensive assignment. While they battled hard, their inability to stop the Mavs All-Star backcourt of Kyrie Irving and Luka Dončić was the difference in Dallas’ 133-126 victory.