Finally facing a lesser opponent after a brutal stretch of the schedule, the Philadelphia 76ers pulled out a 121-114 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night. One of the tweaks Nick Nurse made was sliding Kyle Lowry into the starting lineup, his first start in four appearances with his new club. Lowry played an excellent game, tallying 15 points, six rebounds and 10 assists. With De’Anthony Melton out for an unknown period of time, a Lowry-Tyrese Maxey starting backcourt is a look Sixers fans could be seeing more of during the rest of the season.
Following the win, head coach Nick Nurse was asked whether he was strongly considering keeping Lowry in the starting lineup:
“I’m mediumly-strongly considering it, yes.