Not a lot went right for the Philadelphia 76ers in a 108-96 loss to the Sacramento Kings. Tyrese Maxey played well on the offensive end, but the rest of the roster could not give Maxey the help he needed.
Looking for a spark, coach Nick Nurse turned to DJ Wilson in the second half. The big man was signed to a 10-day contract and made his debut for the Sixers in the win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday. In that game, he played two minutes of garbage time: Philadelphia had the contest wrapped up already.
On Monday, Wilson hopped off the bench and had 10 points on 4-for-6 shooting while knocking down two 3s and blocking two shots. It was a solid performance for the Sixers on a night there weren’t many positives.
“Yeah, he was excellent, right?” Nurse told reporters of Wilson. “He was excellent. He’s played a long stretch there and obviously, he played very well. I thought he did everything — just about everything right that he was supposed to do. He might have missed one one little bunny inside that he probably finishes that, he has about a perfect game, but he hit a couple of shots and and fought really hard. I thought he looked good.”
The Sixers will host the Clippers on Wednesday, and perhaps Wilson will make an impact in that one as well.
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