When rookie forward Dario Saric was sent to the bench on Nov. 16 in favor of the newly - acquired Ersan Ilyasova, his production slowly started to dip. In fact, he went a three - game period where he scored a total of 10 points and made just three field goals. But as of late, it looks like Saric has finally hit his stride in his new role, and Tuesday's 17 - point, seven - rebound performance was yet another example of Saric carving out a legitimate role on a struggling Philadelphia team. After Tuesday's performance, Saric is now averaging 18 points and and 9 rebounds while shooting 52 percent from the field overall and a scorching 50 percent from behind the arc. Meanwhile, after Ilyasova's monster double - double of 23 points and 17 rebounds Tuesday, he is 19 points and 10 rebounds over those same four games, giving head coach Brett Brown, at least for now, the balance he was looking for at the power forward position when he made the move in mid - November.
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