CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Philadelphia 76ers were looking to finish off a quick 2-game road trip the right way when they paid a visit to the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday in the NBA Cup. Both teams were already eliminated from advancing to the knockout round, but Philadelphia was looking for momentum.

Tyrese Maxey got off to a slow start but scored the Sixers' last 11 points to close out the Hornets on the road.

It wasn’t pretty at the end, by the combined efforts of Paul George, Tyrese Maxey and a few other Sixers pulled them over the line to defeat the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday.

The Sixers made the signing of Nance to a two-way deal official on Tuesday morning as well as the waiving of Lester Quinones to make room for him. The big man was averaging 18.3 points and 6.6 rebounds for the Cleveland Charge in the G League and he makes for a good depth piece with Philadelphia hurting in the center department at the moment.

Guerschon Yabusele and Adem Bona were the team's only available centers heading into Tuesday’s NBA Cup game against the Hornets.

The Philadelphia 76ers have signed Cleveland Charge center Pete Nance to a two-way contract according to a team statement. In a corresponding move, Lester Quinones is being waived from the Sixers. Nance appeared in eight games for the Charge this season and eight games for the Cavaliers last season.

However, there has been one shining light: rookie Jared McCain. The No. 16 pick in the draft, McCain is averaging 16.0 points and 2.6 assists while shooting 36.4% from deep through 18 games with seven starts in Philadelphia.

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