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Five things you need to know about the 76ers today

    by Keith Pompey
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Five things you need to know about the 76ers today

1.    Dario Saric has scored 20 or more points 12 times this season. That ranks second on the team behind Joel Embiid, who did it 19 times.

2.   Saric has scored in double figures in each of the last 19 games. It is the longest streak of 10 or more points by a rookie this season.

3.  Richaun Holmes had a game-high four blocked shots in Sunday's victory over the Boston Celtics. It marked the 16th time that he led the Sixers in blocks.

4. Holmes has averaged 12.6 points, 6.2 rebounds, a team-leading 1.5 blocks and 24 minutes in the 13 games since the NBA all-star break. In his 31 games played before it, he averaged 6.6 points, 4.3 rebounds, 0.8 blocks and 16 minutes.

5. A 13-point performance Sunday marked Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot's fourth straight game with 10 or more points. He has eight double-figure scoring games in all.

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