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Covington, Stauskas in starting lineup

    by Keith Pompey, The Philadelphia Inquirer
    Published 

Sixers sharpshooters Nik Stauskas and Robert Covington will get their first regular-season starts of the season Monday night against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Wells Fargo Center.

Stauskas will start at shooting guard, while Covington will get the nod at small forward. Point guard Isaiah Canaan, power forward Nerlens Noel, and center Jahlil Okafor will join the pair in the starting lineup.

Covington sat the first two games with a sprained right MCL. Staukas finished with 12 points in a reserve role in Firday's 99-71 setback to the Utah Jazz.  It was his first action of the season after being sidelined since Oct. 1 because of a stress reaction to his right tibia.

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