Kelly Oubre Jr. and Tobias Harris scored 25 and 18 points, respectively, while Joel Embiid added 26 points, 11 rebounds, three assists, and one block despite sitting out the fourth quarter.
Sixers guard Kelly Oubre Jr. dunks the ball off a pass from Tyrese Maxey in the first half against the Suns. In the process, the new coach feels more confident about what certain players are capable of doing.
And on Saturday, Kelly Oubre Jr. and Tobias Harris showed they can carry things when Oubre had 25 points and Harris added 18 and 10 rebounds as the Sixers defeated the Phoenix Suns, 112-100, Saturday afternoon at the Wells Fargo Center.Embiid finished with 26 points, 11 rebounds, three assists, and one block despite sitting out the fourth quarter. This marked his third straight game with at least 20 points and 10 rebounds. Maxey finished with 22 points and 10 assists on his 23rd birthday. Maxey and Embiid had down first halves. But the Sixers forward tandem of Oubre and Harris kept them above the surface.Oubre, making his second straight start, had 17 first-half points on 7-for-10 shooting. Meanwhile, Harris scored 12 points on 4-for-6 shooting as the Sixers took a 52-45 lead into intermission. The duo continued making solid plays after the break. Add in Maxey and Embiid finding their groove, and the Sixers opened up a 18-point lead en route to win. Covington, in second game back with the Sixers, provided the defensive spark that made his fan favorite from 2014-18. He had two points, three rebounds, two steals, and block in 18 minutes, 8 seconds. Kevin Durant paced the Suns with 31 points to go with eight rebounds and three assists. This was Phoenix’s second straight loss and third in four games.When the schedule was released, this was expected to be an early test for the Sixers because the Suns are expected to be title contenders with their trio of All-Star wings in Durant, Devin Booker, and Bradley Beal.Booker missed the game with left ankle soreness. He played in Thursday’s loss to the San Antonio Spurs after missing the previous three games with a sprained ankle. Meanwhile, Beal has yet to play this regular season because of a back injury.He excelled in extended minutes Thursday after the team acquired Covington, Marcus Morris, KJ Martin, Nic Batum, and draft picks a day earlier from the Los Angeles Clippers in a trade that sent Nurse went back to Korkmaz on Saturday, and the reserve forward remained impressive. He scored five points on 2-for-2 shooting, including a three-pointer. After playing in mop up duty Thursday, Covington subbed in 5 minutes, 52 seconds into Saturday’s game.He chased down Josh Okogie on a breakaway, knocking the ball out of bounds. Several defensive possessions later, he used his 7-foot-2 wingspan to snatch a pass out of the air. Covington had two rebounds and a steal during his initial 6 minute, 8 second stretch. But he appeared to always be in the right spot, getting a hand on the ball. Covington re-entered the game at the start of the fourth quarter in a lineup that featured Harris, Maxey, Korkmaz, and Paul Reed. He appeared to disrupt Okogie on a layup attempt, leading to Maxey blocking the shot 1:09 into the period.
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