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Ben Saraf tied a season high in scoring and played nearly mistake-free on Saturday, helping the Brooklyn Nets almost pull off a comeback win over the Philadelphia 76ers. Saraf produced 12 points, five assists, four rebounds and two steals in the 104-97 loss on the road at Xfinity Mobile Arena. He finished by shooting 6-of-12 from the field and was a plus-four in 31 minutes, 26 seconds off of the bench.

The 26th overall pick tallied six points in the fourth quarter alone as the Nets briefly led after trailing by as many as 28 points. After turning the ball over 10 times over his last three games, Saraf committed just one in the contest, which stood out to coach Jordi Fernández . I'm very happy because we keep talking to him about playing off two feet, finding the spray, being solid and he was amazing tonight.

I thought that is the definition of getting 1% better. It doesn't need to be anything crazy; there are little wins. He is already a really, really good player -- size, he can guard, handle, pass -- so a good performance.

Five to one (assist to turnover ratio) is elite. Saraf is averaging 5. 5 points, three assists and 1.