Cavaliers beat Suns 101-97
The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Phoenix Suns 101-97.
The Cavaliers took control with a 20-6 run bridging the second and third quarters and led by as many as 11.
The Suns got within 96-95 on Brandon Knight’s 3-pointer with 1:28 to play, but Kyrie Irving answered with a 3-pointer, and the Suns got no closer.
Irving’s 2 free throws with 8.3 seconds left made it 101-95 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Cavaliers outscored the Suns 9-6. Irving scored 7 of the Cavaliers’ 9 on 2 for 3 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
Irving scored 22 points, and Kevin Love added 16 points (9 on 3 3-pointers).
For the Suns, T.J. Warren scored 23 points (13 in the fourth quarter) on 9 for 15 shooting off the bench. Warren scored 13 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter.
The Cavaliers shot 46.5% from the field to the Suns’ 45.6%. The Cavaliers were outscored 17-7 in 6 minutes with Jefferson, Jones, Mozgov, Shumpert and Dellavedova on the floor together.