On Dec. 30, Bayless scored 14 points during a stretch spanning the final two quarters of the Sixers' 107-102 victory over the Nuggets. With the offense successfully running through him, he scored all but four of the Sixers' points during that time. But despite being hot, he was taken out of the game during a Nuggets timeout after he had made a three-pointer. Once Bayless returned minutes later, his teammates didn't initially try to get him involved again.