Suns
Phoenix
Western Conference
Pacific
12
21
33
2231
2192
25
11
44
79
36
46
20
14
70
30
14
44
1
20
8
16
23
97
4
76
43
57
2322
139
6
24
03
12
66
37
103
10
75
23
24
3024
6060
48
13
27
1717
77
4
68
47
69
135
13
148
00
53
12
64
1924
6060
7
4
57
23
13
57
2
0
0
6
3
9
1
7
2
2
30
60
6
3
50
22
9
41
4
3
75
6
7
13
0
5
3
4
24
60
4
1
25
17
7
41
6
4
67
13
1
14
0
5
1
6
19
60
8
3
38
17
7
41
8
7
88
5
3
8
0
3
2
4
24
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
P.J.
Tucker
P.J. Tucker
True
38
6
11
55
2
3
67
0
0
0
1
5
6
2
3
0
2
3
14
-14
none
Brandon
Knight
Brandon Knight
True
37
7
18
39
2
6
33
2
2
100
1
2
3
4
1
0
3
4
18
-8
none
Devin
Booker
Devin Booker
True
29
5
6
83
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
0
0
3
2
10
-7
none
Jon
Leuer
Jon Leuer
True
25
4
8
50
2
3
67
4
4
100
0
6
6
4
1
1
2
4
14
-4
none
Alex
Len
Alex Len
True
24
1
5
20
0
0
0
3
4
75
2
5
7
1
0
0
2
4
5
-3
none
T.J.
Warren
T.J. Warren
False
27
9
15
60
4
5
80
1
2
50
3
2
5
0
1
0
0
2
23
7
none
Tyson
Chandler
Tyson Chandler
False
22
1
3
33
0
0
0
4
8
50
3
5
8
2
0
0
2
1
6
-3
none
Ronnie
Price
Ronnie Price
False
13
0
4
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
0
0
1
0
2
none
Mirza
Teletović
Mirza Teletović
False
11
2
7
29
1
4
25
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
5
8
none
Sonny
Weems
Sonny Weems
False
10
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
3
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
none
Bryce
Cotton
Bryce Cotton
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Archie
Goodwin
Archie Goodwin
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Cory
Jefferson
Cory Jefferson
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
30
December
2015
Wednesday
AT&T Center
San Antonio
Spurs
San Antonio
False
Cavaliers
Cleveland
Eastern Conference
Central
20
9
29
2350
1942
41
17
41
71
33
46
25
18
72
27
10
37
8
21
8
17
18
101
4
118
65
55
1915
129
7
64
43
67
67
20
87
33
67
21
35
3426
6060
139
33
24
2116
66
3
96
65
68
86
35
121
20
44
32
45
2120
6060
11
6
55
19
12
63
6
4
67
6
2
8
3
6
2
3
34
60
8
5
62
15
9
60
4
3
75
7
0
7
3
7
1
5
26
60
13
3
23
21
6
29
9
6
67
8
3
11
2
4
3
4
21
60
9
3
33
16
6
38
6
5
83
6
5
11
0
4
2
5
20
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
LeBron
James
LeBron James
True
35
4
10
40
1
5
20
5
9
56
0
4
4
7
2
1
2
3
14
3
none
Tristan
Thompson
Tristan Thompson
True
31
2
3
67
0
0
0
1
3
33
4
6
10
0
0
0
1
1
5
-1
none
J.R.
Smith
J.R. Smith
True
30
5
11
45
5
11
45
2
2
100
2
1
3
1
1
0
2
1
17
15
none
Kevin
Love
Kevin Love
True
25
6
11
55
3
6
50
1
1
100
2
5
7
4
0
0
1
4
16
15
none
Kyrie
Irving
Kyrie Irving
True
24
7
16
44
2
7
29
6
6
100
0
1
1
2
1
0
1
0
22
8
none
Matthew
Dellavedova
Matthew Dellavedova
False
24
2
4
50
2
2
100
2
2
100
0
1
1
5
1
0
4
1
8
-4
none
Iman
Shumpert
Iman Shumpert
False
21
2
3
67
1
2
50
0
0
0
1
2
3
1
0
0
3
4
5
-7
none
Richard
Jefferson
Richard Jefferson
False
19
2
4
50
2
4
50
1
2
50
0
1
1
0
1
4
1
1
7
-4
none
Timofey
Mozgov
Timofey Mozgov
False
15
2
5
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
0
1
3
0
1
4
0
none
James
Jones
James Jones
False
12
1
4
25
1
4
25
0
0
0
0
3
3
1
1
0
2
2
3
-5
none
Jared
Cunningham
Jared Cunningham
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Anderson
Varejão
Anderson Varejão
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Mo
Williams
Mo Williams
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
29
December
2015
Tuesday
Pepsi Center
Denver
Nuggets
Denver
False
The Cleveland Cavaliers ( 20 - 9 ) defeated the Phoenix Suns ( 12 - 21 ) Monday 101 - 97 at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix . Even as the Suns go through coaching changes and mid - season struggles , they still put up a good fight against one of the NBA 's best teams . However , despite a late rally in the fourth quarter , they were unable to top the East-leading Cavaliers . Kyrie Irving was limited in his time on the floor , but still managed to score a team - high 22 points in just 24 minutes . J.R. Smith added 17 points , while Kevin Love recorded 16 points , seven rebounds and four assists in 25 minutes . LeBron James shot just 4 - of - 10 from the field , and finished with 14 points and seven assists in 35 minutes . The team relied heavily on their three - point shooting , as 41 of their 71 shots were from behind the arc , and they finished with a respectable 42 percent shooting from there . T.J. Warren continued his impressive sophomore campaign for the Suns in Monday 's losing effort , as he finished with a game - high 23 points and five rebounds off the bench in 27 minutes off the bench . However , it was the starters that did most of the damage for the team , as four of the five in the starting lineup finished in double figures . Brandon Knight led the way , scoring 18 points as a starter with Eric Bledsoe out , while Jon Leuer and and P.J . Tucker each scored 14 points . Up next , the Cavaliers will head to Denver Tuesday to take on the Nuggets , while the Suns will head to San Antonio Wednesday to play the Spurs .
The Cleveland Cavaliers (20 - 9) defeated the Phoenix Suns (12 - 21) Monday 101 - 97 at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix. Even as the Suns go through coaching changes and mid - season struggles, they still put up a good fight against one of the NBA's best teams. However, despite a late rally in the fourth quarter, they were unable to top the East-leading Cavaliers. Kyrie Irving was limited in his time on the floor, but still managed to score a team - high 22 points in just 24 minutes. J.R. Smith added 17 points, while Kevin Love recorded 16 points, seven rebounds and four assists in 25 minutes. LeBron James shot just 4 - of - 10 from the field, and finished with 14 points and seven assists in 35 minutes. The team relied heavily on their three - point shooting, as 41 of their 71 shots were from behind the arc, and they finished with a respectable 42 percent shooting from there. T.J. Warren continued his impressive sophomore campaign for the Suns in Monday's losing effort, as he finished with a game - high 23 points and five rebounds off the bench in 27 minutes off the bench. However, it was the starters that did most of the damage for the team, as four of the five in the starting lineup finished in double figures. Brandon Knight led the way, scoring 18 points as a starter with Eric Bledsoe out, while Jon Leuer and and P.J. Tucker each scored 14 points. Up next, the Cavaliers will head to Denver Tuesday to take on the Nuggets, while the Suns will head to San Antonio Wednesday to play the Spurs.
The Cleveland Cavaliers (20 - 9) defeated the Phoenix Suns (12 - 21) Monday 101 - 97 at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix. Even as the Suns go through coaching changes and mid - season struggles, they still put up a good fight against one of the NBA's best teams. However, despite a late rally in the fourth quarter, they were unable to top the East-leading Cavaliers. Kyrie Irving was limited in his time on the floor, but still managed to score a team - high 22 points in just 24 minutes. J.R. Smith added 17 points, while Kevin Love recorded 16 points, seven rebounds and four assists in 25 minutes. LeBron James shot just 4 - of - 10 from the field, and finished with 14 points and seven assists in 35 minutes. The team relied heavily on their three - point shooting, as 41 of their 71 shots were from behind the arc, and they finished with a respectable 42 percent shooting from there. T.J. Warren continued his impressive sophomore campaign for the Suns in Monday's losing effort, as he finished with a game - high 23 points and five rebounds off the bench in 27 minutes off the bench. However, it was the starters that did most of the damage for the team, as four of the five in the starting lineup finished in double figures. Brandon Knight led the way, scoring 18 points as a starter with Eric Bledsoe out, while Jon Leuer and and P.J. Tucker each scored 14 points. Up next, the Cavaliers will head to Denver Tuesday to take on the Nuggets, while the Suns will head to San Antonio Wednesday to play the Spurs.
<GAME> <DATE> 28 December 2015 <DAY> Monday <STADIUM> Talking Stick Resort Arena <CITY> Phoenix <HOME> <TEAM> Suns <CITY> Phoenix <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 97 <WINS-LOSSES> 12 21 <QTRS> 30 24 19 24 <TEAM-AST> 20 <3PT> 11 <TEAM-FG> 36 <TEAM-FT> 14 <TEAM-REB> 44 <TEAM-TO> 16 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 30 December 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Wednesday <NEXT-STADIUM> AT&T Center <NEXT-CITY> San Antonio <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> San Antonio <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Spurs <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <VIS> <TEAM> Cavaliers <CITY> Cleveland <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 101 <WINS-LOSSES> 20 9 <QTRS> 34 26 21 20 <TEAM-AST> 21 <3PT> 17 <TEAM-FG> 33 <TEAM-FT> 18 <TEAM-REB> 37 <TEAM-TO> 17 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 29 December 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Tuesday <NEXT-STADIUM> Pepsi Center <NEXT-CITY> Denver <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Denver <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Nuggets <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <PLAYER> T. J. Warren <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 23 <FG> 9 15 60 <FG3> 4 5 80 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 3 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brandon Knight <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 18 <FG> 7 18 39 <FG3> 2 6 33 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jon Leuer <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 14 <FG> 4 8 50 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> P. J. Tucker <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 14 <FG> 6 11 55 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 2 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Devin Booker <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 10 <FG> 5 6 83 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyson Chandler <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 6 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 4 8 50 <REB> 8 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 3 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mirza Teletović <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 11 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 7 29 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alex Len <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 5 <FG> 1 5 20 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 7 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Sonny Weems <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 10 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Cory Jefferson <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <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> Archie Goodwin <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <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> Bryce Cotton <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <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> Ronnie Price <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 4 0 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kyrie Irving <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 22 <FG> 7 16 44 <FG3> 2 7 29 <FT> 6 6 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> J. R. Smith <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 17 <FG> 5 11 45 <FG3> 5 11 45 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kevin Love <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 16 <FG> 6 11 55 <FG3> 3 6 50 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 7 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> LeBron James <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 14 <FG> 4 10 40 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 5 9 56 <REB> 4 <AST> 7 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Matthew Dellavedova <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 8 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 2 2 100 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Richard Jefferson <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 7 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 4 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Iman Shumpert <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tristan Thompson <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 3 33 <REB> 10 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 4 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Timofey Mozgov <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Jones <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mo Williams <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <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> Anderson Varejão <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <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> Jared Cunningham <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <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