Ersan Ilyasova

Ersan Ilyasova has a big game with Philadelphia thin in the front-court

Philadelphia 76ers power forward Ersan Ilyasova played 39 minutes on Thursday, racking up a game-high 23 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block and 4 steals as the Sixers fell 102-86 to the San Antonio Spurs.

What It Means:

Ilyasova got all the run he could handle with Joel Embiid, Robert Covington and Nerlens Noel all sidelined on Thursday night. Ilyasova has been solid in 46 games for the Sixers this year, averaging a career-high 15.5 points to go with 6.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 28.0 minutes per game while sporting a career-high .543 effective field goal percentage.

Ilyasova finished Thursday's loss with a team-high 14.8 nERD, per numberFire Live. That brings his season-long mark to a 0.3, which ranks third among Sixers players and 128th in the NBA.