The Philadelphia 76ers‘ win over the Phoenix Suns on New Year’s Eve wasn’t a masterful defensive outing. The Suns ended up scoring 110 points, powered by a third quarter run where Devin Booker wasn’t capable of missing shots.
But as is the case with any NBA game, it’s important to look beyond the raw box score. The Sixers’ best players showed their two-way prowess, starting with Robert Covington‘s job defending — you guessed it — Devin Booker.
Booker scored 28 of his 32 points in the second half, but most of that came with Covington glued to the bench with foul trouble.