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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Suns | 36 | 25 | 26 | 33 | 120 |
 Cavaliers | 33 | 33 | 20 | 29 | 115 |
PHXTeam statsCLE| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 45-8652.3% | 8-2236.4% | 22-2878.6% | 47 | 26 | 15 |
| CLE | 43-9744.3% | 12-3930.8% | 17-2568.0% | 44 | 22 | 10 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Phoenix Suns120| 39 | 35 | 14-21 | 2-3 | 5-6 | 0 | −2 | +7.1 | |||||||
| 34 | 11 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +4 | −0.3 | ||||||
| 32 | 17 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 7-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +23 | +4.8 | |||||
| 29 | 7 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | +12 | −2.3 | |||||
| 27 | 16 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +5 | +1.8 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | 7 | 3-11 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −7.2 | |||||
| 21 | 14 | 4-9 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −0.1 | |||||
| 20 | 13 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | −1 | +6.4 | ||||||||
| 16 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −6.3 | ||||
| Team | 120 | 45-8652.3% | 8-2236.4% | 47 | 26 | 15 | 23 | 22-2878.6% | 10 | 4 | 2 | |||
Bench 34 points on 13 for 31 shooting
Did not play: Jalen Smith, Ish Wainright, Elfrid Payton and Chandler Hutchison (coach’s decision); Abdel Nader (injury/illness).
Cleveland Cavaliers115| 38 | 25 | 9-10 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +9.5 | ||||||
| 36 | 14 | 5-13 | 2-7 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −12 | −1.6 | ||||||
| 34 | 5 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | −8 | −4.3 | ||||||
| 30 | 19 | 8-19 | 0-6 | 3-5 | 0 | −10 | −1.6 | |||||||
| 16 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −6.4 | ||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 15 | 5-20 | 2-8 | 3-6 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −7.0 | ||||||
| 28 | 23 | 9-15 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +6.1 | ||||||
| 22 | 14 | 5-9 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +11 | +2.9 | ||||||
| 6 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +0.9 | |||
| Team | 115 | 43-9744.3% | 12-3930.8% | 44 | 22 | 10 | 23 | 17-2568.0% | 13 | 7 | 0 | |||
Bench 52 points on 19 for 45 shooting
Did not play: Ruben Nembhard Jr., Dylan Windler, Tacko Fall, Kevin Pangos and Ed Davis (coach’s decision).
Suns120Cavaliers115ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Devin Booker scored 35 points (15 in the first quarter), and the Phoenix Suns beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 120-115 for their 14th straight win.
Chris Paul’s 16-foot pull-up jumper put the Suns ahead for good with 1:45 left in the fourth quarter.
Paul’s 2 free throws with 3.8 seconds left made it 120-115 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Suns outscored the Cavaliers 18-16. Paul (No. 2 in clutch wins added, 2021-22) scored 8 of the Suns’ 18 on 1 for 1 shooting and 6 for 6 at the line.
For the Cavaliers, Jarrett Allen had 25 points (18 in the paint) and 11 rebounds on 9 for 10 shooting, and Cedi Osman added 23 points on 9 for 15 shooting off the bench. Osman scored 12 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter.
The Suns shot 52.3% from the field and 36.4% from 3 to the Cavaliers’ 44.3% and 30.8%. The Suns’ starters outscored the Cavaliers 55-45 in 20 minutes together. Darius Garland fouled out.
Phoenix SunsCleveland CavaliersPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
98 points from the field on 86 shots: 9.7 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 17-24 | 70.8% | 65% |
| In the paint | 11-19 | 57.9% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 9-21 | 42.9% | 41% |
| Corner 3 | 2-7 | 28.6% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 6-15 | 40.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Okoro | 22 | 8 | 4-8 | +1 |
| Dean Wade | 22 | 10 | 4-5 | +3 |
| Ricky Rubio | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Jarrett Allen | 6 | 5 | 2-4 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 22 | 11 | 4-6 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 36 points on 79 possessions. He usually scores about 26 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Okoro | 18 | 0 | 0-1 | −4 |
| Lauri Markkanen | 12 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Darius Garland | 11 | 2 | 0-1 | 0 |
| Jarrett Allen | 11 | 8 | 3-5 | +6 |
| Everyone else | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 12 points on 58 possessions. He usually scores about 12 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrett Allen | 31 | 6 | 3-5 | −3 |
| Lauri Markkanen | 9 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Dean Wade | 5 | 4 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Ricky Rubio | 4 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 6 | 3-3 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 57 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
CLE win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
PHX
50/50
CLE
Highest Leverage Moments
Paul 16' Pullup Jump Shot (11 PTS)
Q4 1:45
27.0%
57→30
Markkanen 28' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Osman 1 AST)
Q4 3:15
25.7%
29→55
Bridges 1' Running Dunk (11 PTS) (Paul 12 AST)
Q4 2:22
24.3%
58→34
Allen 1' Driving Layup (22 PTS)
Q4 1:59
22.7%
34→56
Osman 25' 3PT Jump Shot (23 PTS) (Garland 7 AST)
Q4 3:49
20.4%
27→47
