The Homie deserves some stand alone praise. He has scored in double figures in the last 16 games and has averaged 17.2 points through the month of December. He finished off 2017 with three consecutive games with 20-or-more points. In the midst of the Sixers losing streak Saric made a public plea for the Sixers to play tough and dirty basketball, wanting to get some gritty wins. He led the Sixers to a win against Denver without Joel Embiid on Saturday, and the next night, against the Suns, he finished with a game-high 27 points on 9-of-13 shooting including 4-of-5 from deep with Embiid on the floor.
Sixers 123, Suns 110: Dario Saric and Ben Simmons aggressively lead, and other quick observations
