Grading Robert Covington’s Houston Rockets debut against the Lakers

Robert Covington made quite a splash for the Houston Rockets against a team that’s considered the favorite to win the NBA championship, the Lakers.

By all accounts according to the TNT broadcasters calling the game, the Houston Rockets were supposed to be dominated by the gigantic Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night. When all was said and done, though, Russell Westbrook had a dominant offensive performance while Robert Covington had a dominant defensive performance.

It was as impactful of a debut as the Rockets could have hoped for, as Robert Covington had a superb game on both ends of the floor. While P.J. Tucker officially got the start at power forward, Covington provided 30 minutes at…