The Phoenix Suns head East to take on the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday. These two teams last played on January 8th, 2023. In that game, the Cavaliers beat the Suns by 14 points. This is the first time this season they have met.
Cleveland is 41-23 on the season. Cleveland is third in the Eastern Conference, just behind the Milwaukee Bucks. The Cavaliers are well behind Boston, so it is likely the 2 or 3 seed for Cleveland in the Eastern Conference postseason. Cleveland is 22-12 at home this season.
The Suns are 37-27 on the season. Phoenix is 16-13 when playing on the road, and 15-8 against teams from the East. The Suns are coming off a home loss to the Boston Celtics on Saturday.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are -1 in this game.
Phoenix Suns
In the loss to the Boston Celtics, Kevin Durant poured in 45 points in the game. Durant is now scoring 28 points per game. He has had to pick up the slack a little with the loss of Devin Booker. Booker was scoring 27.5 points per game before he went down with an ankle injury back on March 2nd.
The Suns as a team are scoring 117.1 points per game. They make nearly 38% of their three point shots, and knock down 12 per game. Phoenix will need to finish the season 9-9 to beat their win total of a season ago; which was 45.
The Phoenix Suns are on the road for three more road games following this. The Suns are in Boston, Charlotte and Milwaukee next. The next home game for the Suns is on March 20th against the 76ers.
Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland has been a fun team to follow this season, because they seem to find so many ways of grabbing wins. The Cavaliers are better known for their defense, as they are allowing 109.5 points per game. That is tied with the Magic, and just below the Knicks in the East. Cleveland on offense is scoring 114 points per game.
Donovan Mitchell, who leads the Cavaliers in scoring, has yet to play this month. After playing 44 minutes on February 28th, he has missed action with a knee injury. The 27 year old was scoring 28 points per game. Darius Garland is second on the team with 18.6 points per game.
The Cleveland Cavaliers will play three straight road games following this one. The Cavaliers are at the Pelicans on Wednesday, and then trips to Houston and Indiana. The next home game for the Cavaliers is on March 20th against the Heat.
Cavaliers Down Suns
This should be a really good basketball game. Both teams have guys they need missing. Both teams are going to be fun to see in the postseason. Both teams are going to want to finish strong in the last weeks of the season to head to the postseason.
In the win, we like the home team to get the job done here. Cleveland hits enough shots to win the game. Our bet is on the Cleveland Cavaliers -1 over the Phoenix Suns.
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