Philadelphia 76ers

As one of the most gifted scorers in the NBA, Devin Booker rarely comes across a defense he can’t carve up — challenge accepted by the Philadelphia 76ers. Booker and his Phoenix Suns teammates run into a Philly buzzsaw, as Paul Reed and Tyrese Maxey team up to thwart a Booker drive and he meets a similar fate against a and De’Anthony Melton-P.J. Tucker swarm. Tobias Harris contributes to Booker’s six turnovers by picking his pocket, while three-time All-Defensive Second Team selection Joel Embiid crashes the party by issuing a vicious denial of Mikal Bridges at the rim. Philly was so locked in defensively that a Matisse Thybulle block on Cameron Payne turns into a shot-clock violation, marking the first time in 10 games that the Suns failed to score 100 points. They didn’t even score 90, as the Sixers used five steals and six blocks en route to a 100-88 lockdown win on November 7, 2022. · Nov 7, 2022