76ers' Dario Saric: Puts up 20 in losing effort Wednesday

Saric scored 20 points (9-18 FG, 1-8 3Pt, 1-1 FT) with 11 rebounds, one block and one steal across 33 minutes in Wednesday's 116-106 loss to the Celtics.

Analysis:

Saric struggled to find his stroke from three point range, but that didn't stop him from recording his third 20-plus point game in his last five attempts. The rookie forward is averaging 20.6 points per game in that span as he is clearly assuming a more prominent role in the Sixers' offense to compensate for center Joel Embiid's absence.