Cavaliers
Cleveland
Eastern Conference
Central
40
25
65
320
647
20
8
40
75
31
41
23
19
83
34
12
46
1
22
5
14
14
89
4
56
41
73
1820
128
7
27
26
96
912
13
925
00
95
10
43
3023
6060
45
21
47
1720
83
5
122
92
75
94
26
120
10
71
22
34
279
6060
5
4
80
18
12
67
2
2
100
9
1
10
0
9
1
4
30
60
6
1
17
20
8
40
7
6
86
12
3
15
0
5
0
3
23
60
4
2
50
17
8
47
12
9
75
9
2
11
1
7
2
3
27
60
5
1
20
20
3
15
2
2
100
4
6
10
0
1
2
4
9
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
LeBron
James
LeBron James
True
36
6
16
38
2
5
40
3
6
50
0
6
6
8
1
0
4
3
17
19
none
J.R.
Smith
J.R. Smith
True
35
3
12
25
1
4
25
0
0
0
1
5
6
2
1
0
1
3
7
5
none
Kevin
Love
Kevin Love
True
33
3
6
50
3
5
60
4
4
100
0
10
10
4
1
1
2
2
13
17
double
Kyrie
Irving
Kyrie Irving
True
25
3
11
27
0
0
0
2
2
100
0
1
1
3
1
0
1
3
8
5
none
Timofey
Mozgov
Timofey Mozgov
True
25
6
8
75
0
0
0
7
8
88
0
4
4
1
0
0
2
2
19
25
none
Tristan
Thompson
Tristan Thompson
False
28
6
9
67
0
0
0
3
3
100
8
4
12
1
1
0
1
0
15
-5
double
Matthew
Dellavedova
Matthew Dellavedova
False
25
3
7
43
1
3
33
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
7
2
none
Iman
Shumpert
Iman Shumpert
False
19
1
3
33
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
2
1
3
5
none
Kendrick
Perkins
Kendrick Perkins
False
7
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
-14
none
Mike
Miller
Mike Miller
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-3
none
James
Jones
James Jones
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-3
none
Joe
Harris
Joe Harris
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
-3
none
Brendan
Haywood
Brendan Haywood
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
10
March
2015
Tuesday
American Airlines Center
Dallas
Mavericks
Dallas
False
Suns
Phoenix
Western Conference
Pacific
33
31
64
684
1015
25
9
36
84
30
36
14
10
71
30
13
43
4
20
6
10
20
79
4
76
40
53
1922
84
4
66
45
68
59
12
71
00
52
20
11
2413
6060
57
14
25
2518
711
28
02
01
50
79
64
143
04
67
22
44
1527
6060
7
4
57
19
8
42
6
4
67
5
1
6
0
5
2
1
24
60
6
0
0
22
4
18
6
5
83
9
2
11
0
2
0
1
13
60
5
1
20
25
7
28
0
0
0
7
6
13
0
6
2
4
15
60
7
4
57
18
11
61
2
1
50
9
4
13
4
7
2
4
27
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Eric
Bledsoe
Eric Bledsoe
True
38
3
12
25
1
3
33
0
0
0
1
3
4
9
1
0
3
2
7
-3
none
Brandon
Knight
Brandon Knight
True
34
4
12
33
2
5
40
0
0
0
0
4
4
5
0
0
1
1
10
-19
none
P.J.
Tucker
P.J. Tucker
True
33
3
11
27
2
5
40
3
4
75
5
4
9
1
1
0
3
2
11
-17
none
Markieff
Morris
Markieff Morris
True
30
6
15
40
1
2
50
3
4
75
1
3
4
3
0
0
0
3
16
-21
none
Earl
Barron
Earl Barron
True
13
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
50
0
2
2
0
1
0
0
4
1
-7
none
Brandan
Wright
Brandan Wright
False
29
3
7
43
0
0
0
1
2
50
3
4
7
1
2
3
0
3
7
0
none
Marcus
Morris
Marcus Morris
False
19
2
8
25
1
4
25
0
0
0
0
4
4
1
0
0
0
5
5
0
none
Gerald
Green
Gerald Green
False
19
4
9
44
1
4
25
2
2
100
0
3
3
0
0
0
2
0
11
11
none
T.J.
Warren
T.J. Warren
False
12
4
5
80
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
5
0
1
1
0
0
8
18
none
Archie
Goodwin
Archie Goodwin
False
8
1
3
33
1
2
50
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
3
-12
none
Reggie
Bullock
Reggie Bullock
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Alex
Len
Alex Len
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Marcus
Thornton
Marcus Thornton
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
9
March
2015
Monday
US Airways Center
Phoenix
Warriors
Golden State
True
The Cleveland Cavaliers ( 40 - 25 ) improved to 21 - 5 over the past 26 games with their win over the Phoenix Suns ( 33 - 31 ) , 89 - 79 . Alex Len was held out after spraining his right ankle the previous night . Earl Barron earned a start in Len 's absence . The Suns outscored the Cavaliers 27 - 9 in the final period to make the game seem closer than the final score . Tristan Thompson was the unsung hero for the Cavaliers , producing 15 points , a team - high 12 rebounds , one assist , and one steal in 29 minutes off the bench . Kyrie Irving and J.R. Smith combined to shoot 6 - of - 23 from the field . Irving picked up two fouls early in the first quarter and did n't return until the third quarter . P.J.Tucker joined the starting lineup after a one - game demotion for missing the team bus to shootaround , shifting Marcus Morris back to a reserve role . T.J. Warren was the only Suns player to convert more than half his shots . The starting lineup shot a combined 16 - of - 52 , and Markieff Morris scored a team - high 16 points . Brandan Wright played a season - high 30 minutes and provided seven points , seven rebounds , one assist , two steals and three blocks . The Cavaliers have two days off before beginning a four - game road trip against the Dallas Mavericks . The Suns start their own five - game homestand Monday against the Golden State Warriors .
The Cleveland Cavaliers (40 - 25) improved to 21 - 5 over the past 26 games with their win over the Phoenix Suns (33 - 31), 89 - 79. Alex Len was held out after spraining his right ankle the previous night. Earl Barron earned a start in Len's absence. The Suns outscored the Cavaliers 27 - 9 in the final period to make the game seem closer than the final score. Tristan Thompson was the unsung hero for the Cavaliers, producing 15 points, a team - high 12 rebounds, one assist, and one steal in 29 minutes off the bench. Kyrie Irving and J.R. Smith combined to shoot 6 - of - 23 from the field. Irving picked up two fouls early in the first quarter and didn't return until the third quarter. P.J.Tucker joined the starting lineup after a one - game demotion for missing the team bus to shootaround, shifting Marcus Morris back to a reserve role. T.J. Warren was the only Suns player to convert more than half his shots. The starting lineup shot a combined 16 - of - 52, and Markieff Morris scored a team - high 16 points. Brandan Wright played a season - high 30 minutes and provided seven points, seven rebounds, one assist, two steals and three blocks. The Cavaliers have two days off before beginning a four - game road trip against the Dallas Mavericks. The Suns start their own five - game homestand Monday against the Golden State Warriors.
The Cleveland Cavaliers (40 - 25) improved to 21 - 5 over the past 26 games with their win over the Phoenix Suns (33 - 31), 89 - 79. Alex Len was held out after spraining his right ankle the previous night. Earl Barron earned a start in Len's absence. The Suns outscored the Cavaliers 27 - 9 in the final period to make the game seem closer than the final score. Tristan Thompson was the unsung hero for the Cavaliers, producing 15 points, a team - high 12 rebounds, one assist, and one steal in 29 minutes off the bench. Kyrie Irving and J.R. Smith combined to shoot 6 - of - 23 from the field. Irving picked up two fouls early in the first quarter and didn't return until the third quarter. P.J.Tucker joined the starting lineup after a one - game demotion for missing the team bus to shootaround, shifting Marcus Morris back to a reserve role. T.J. Warren was the only Suns player to convert more than half his shots. The starting lineup shot a combined 16 - of - 52, and Markieff Morris scored a team - high 16 points. Brandan Wright played a season - high 30 minutes and provided seven points, seven rebounds, one assist, two steals and three blocks. The Cavaliers have two days off before beginning a four - game road trip against the Dallas Mavericks. The Suns start their own five - game homestand Monday against the Golden State Warriors.
<GAME> <DATE> 7 March 2015 <DAY> Saturday <STADIUM> Quicken Loans Arena <CITY> Cleveland <HOME> <TEAM> Cavaliers <CITY> Cleveland <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 89 <WINS-LOSSES> 40 25 <QTRS> 30 23 27 9 <TEAM-AST> 22 <3PT> 8 <TEAM-FG> 31 <TEAM-FT> 19 <TEAM-REB> 46 <TEAM-TO> 14 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 10 March 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Tuesday <NEXT-STADIUM> American Airlines Center <NEXT-CITY> Dallas <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Dallas <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Mavericks <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <VIS> <TEAM> Suns <CITY> Phoenix <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 79 <WINS-LOSSES> 33 31 <QTRS> 24 13 15 27 <TEAM-AST> 20 <3PT> 9 <TEAM-FG> 30 <TEAM-FT> 10 <TEAM-REB> 43 <TEAM-TO> 10 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 9 March 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Monday <NEXT-STADIUM> US Airways Center <NEXT-CITY> Phoenix <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Golden State <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Warriors <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> Timofey Mozgov <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 19 <FG> 6 8 75 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 7 8 88 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> LeBron James <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 17 <FG> 6 16 38 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 3 6 50 <REB> 6 <AST> 8 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 0 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tristan Thompson <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 15 <FG> 6 9 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 12 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 8 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Kevin Love <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 13 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 3 5 60 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 10 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 10 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Kyrie Irving <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 11 27 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Matthew Dellavedova <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 7 43 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> J. R. Smith <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 12 25 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Iman Shumpert <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brendan Haywood <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Joe Harris <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Jones <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mike Miller <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kendrick Perkins <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 7 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 3 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Markieff Morris <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 16 <FG> 6 15 40 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 4 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gerald Green <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 11 <FG> 4 9 44 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> P. J. Tucker <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 11 <FG> 3 11 27 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 9 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 5 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brandon Knight <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 12 33 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 5 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> T. J. Warren <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 8 <FG> 4 5 80 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brandan Wright <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 7 43 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 7 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 3 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Eric Bledsoe <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 12 25 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 9 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marcus Morris <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 8 25 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Archie Goodwin <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 8 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Earl Barron <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 1 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marcus Thornton <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alex Len <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Reggie Bullock <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none