Rookies and defensive role players are bringing out the best in Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and the Suns
Ever since the Phoenix Suns threw Ryan Dunn and Oso Ighodaro back into the rotation, it’s felt like they were close to turning over a new leaf. They weren’t quite there, as lifeless losses to the Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers proved,
but they were getting closer. And despite Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and several other Suns players lamenting how they needed to build off their improving defense with actual wins, once Mike Budenholzer threw in a pinch of Collin Gillespie and a dash of Cody Martin, Phoenix was finally cooking.
Wins over the lowly Toronto Raptors and Chicago Bulls weren’t going to convince anyone the Suns had saved their season, but Friday’s win over the Cleveland Caval…
