First render on the server, later renders on the client side?

Hello,

Reading through the documentation on multi-items templates (https://opencontent.readme.io/docs/multi-items), it seems I have to choose between rendering on the server, or rendering on the client side.

Is it possible to have both? i.e. the first render is done on the server side, but subesquent renders (e.g. clicking to the next page of items) are done by pulling data back from the REST API?

Thanks,
Olly.