With star center Joel Embiid still nursing a lingering knee bruise, the 76ers needed someone to step up in the frontcourt. Embiid's replacements, young centers Jahlil Okafor and Nerlens Noel have, for the most part, failed to do so with each displaying their own glaring weaknesses. Over the last two games for Philadelphia, however, a different young frontcourt player has stepped up to the plate. First-year player Dario Saric played 28 minutes off the bench Wednesday, and each one of his 24 points and eight rebounds were necessary for the Sixers to end their five - game winning streak. Now, in his last two games, Saric has recorded a total of 44 points in 49 minutes while shooting a wildly impressive 16 - of - 26 (62 percent) from the field and 7 - of - 10 from behind the arc. He led the team in scoring both nights.
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