Phoenix
Suns
113
–
129
FINAL
Cleveland
Cavaliers
Date
Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 21 | 33 | 35 | 24 | 113 |
| CLE | 37 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 129 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Evan Mobley
CLE
16
PTS
10
REB
5
AST
+15
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots7
Loose Balls2
Opp FG% When Defending60.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.17
Impact Composite57.5
Hustle: 17.5Defense: 37.4Impact: 2.6
Double-Double70.0% FG5 blocks7 contested shots+15 plus/minusonly 6 pts allowed on 36.2 possessions
Box Score MVP
Donovan Mitchell
CLE
34
PTS
10
REB
7
AST
+17
+/−
Game Performance
FG10-18 (55.6%)
3PT4-7
FT10-12
TS%73.0%
eFG%66.7%
STL2
BLK1
TOV4
ORTG128
DRTG101
NET+26
34 pointsDouble-Double55.6% FG4-7 from 33 deflections3 loose balls recovered+17 plus/minusonly 14 pts allowed on 44.1 possessions
Box Score
| PHX | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collin Gillespie | 27:15 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6-15 | 40% | 5-11 | 46% | 0-0 | 0% | -17 |
| Mark Williams | 23:42 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -12 |
| Dillon Brooks | 34:29 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7-15 | 47% | 2-4 | 50% | 4-4 | 100% | -13 |
| Royce O'Neale | 27:08 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4-10 | 40% | 1-6 | 17% | 0-1 | 0% | -16 |
| Devin Booker | 32:43 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13-25 | 52% | 2-4 | 50% | 4-4 | 100% | -12 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Oso Ighodaro | 20:37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-4 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| Ryan Dunn | 19:23 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-7 | 29% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -11 |
| Rasheer Fleming | 3:41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +8 |
| Jamaree Bouyea | 15:17 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-12 | 58% | 2-3 | 67% | 2-2 | 100% | -4 |
| Jordan Goodwin | 22:22 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1-11 | 9% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-3 | 67% | -11 |
| Nigel Hayes-Davis | 3:41 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +8 |
| Khaman Maluach | 3:41 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +8 |
| Isaiah Livers | 6:01 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| TOTAL | — | 113 | 52 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 42-105 | 40% | 15-36 | 42% | 14-16 | 88% | — |
Nick Richards —
| CLE | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrett Allen | 26:36 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7-12 | 58% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +18 |
| Dean Wade | 23:24 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 40% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Darius Garland | 28:59 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7-13 | 54% | 2-7 | 29% | 3-3 | 100% | +15 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 29:52 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10-18 | 56% | 4-7 | 57% | 10-12 | 83% | +17 |
| Evan Mobley | 28:40 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7-10 | 70% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-3 | 67% | +15 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Bryant | 3:40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Jaylon Tyson | 31:13 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7-16 | 44% | 3-6 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | +12 |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | 12:36 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| Sam Merrill | 22:47 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6-14 | 43% | 4-9 | 44% | 0-0 | 0% | +14 |
| Tyrese Proctor | 3:41 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Craig Porter Jr. | 28:32 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +8 |
| TOTAL | — | 129 | 54 | 14 | 31 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 48-96 | 50% | 15-38 | 39% | 18-22 | 82% | — |
Lonzo Ball —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
PHX42/105 (40%)
Paint
18/51 (35%)
Mid
14/33 (42%)
3PT
15/36 (42%)
RA 34%ATB3 39%Paint 39%Mid 55%Corner 3 50%
CLE48/96 (50%)
Paint
28/49 (57%)
Mid
9/16 (56%)
3PT
15/38 (39%)
RA 56%ATB3 39%Paint 65%Corner 3 42%Mid 40%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Jarrett Allen
defended Mark Williams
6.9 min • 12 pts • 56%
Best Defender
Dean Wade
held Devin Booker
3.0 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Jaylon Tyson
vs Dillon Brooks
2.6 min • 11 pts • 80%
| CLE Defense | Collin Gillespie | Devin Booker | Dillon Brooks | Isaiah Livers | Jamaree Bouyea | Jordan Goodwin | Khaman Maluach | Mark Williams | Nigel Hayes-Davis | Oso Ighodaro | Royce O'Neale | Ryan Dunn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Garland | 3.5m 6pts 40% | 2.1m 5pts 67% | 1.0m 2pts 50% | — | — | 2.5m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jarrett Allen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.9m 12pts 56% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Donovan Mitchell | — | 1.1m 2pts 33% | 3.5m 6pts 50% | — | — | 1.6m 3pts 33% | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 3pts 100% | — |
| Dean Wade | — | 3.0m 0pts 0% | 2.0m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — |
| Jaylon Tyson | 1.7m 2pts 50% | — | 2.6m 11pts 80% | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 2pts 100% | — |
| Evan Mobley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.8m 2pts 33% | 2.9m 4pts 100% | — |
| Craig Porter Jr. | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | 2.0m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Merrill | — | 2.9m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.7m 2pts 33% |
| Thomas Bryant | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.8m 10pts 43% | 2.1m 3pts 100% | 2.7m 5pts 67% | 2.3m 7pts 50% | 3.2m 7pts 60% | 2.9m 7pts 60% | — | 2.2m 7pts 60% | 1.6m 1pts 0% | 2.2m 2pts 25% | 3.3m 2pts 50% | 4.5m 6pts 40% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = CLE leads, negative = PHX leads
CLE Largest Lead
24
Q4 8:19
PHX Largest Lead
4
Q1 0:53
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
CLE 10-0 run
Q1 2:17 – Q1 4:03
-1 → +7
CLE 13-0 run
Q1 2:17 – Q1 4:33
-1 → +10
CLE 16-0 run
Q1 2:17 – Q1 5:05
-1 → +13
CLE 8-0 run
Q1 8:15 – Q1 10:40
+12 → +18