Cleveland Cavaliers 112, Phoenix Suns 123 — Recap

March 21, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Cleveland Cavaliers 112, Phoenix Suns 123. Scoring by quarter: Q1 CLE 34-35 PHX; Q2 CLE 17-27 PHX; Q3 CLE 28-36 PHX; Q4 CLE 33-25 PHX.

Top performers (box score): Kevin Durant (PHX) 42 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 threes on 17-of-29 shooting; Darius Garland (CLE) 18 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-16 shooting; Devin Booker (PHX) 17 points, 2 rebounds, 10 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-17 shooting; De'Andre Hunter (CLE) 17 points, 1 rebounds, 1 assists, 3 threes on 6-of-8 shooting; Evan Mobley (CLE) 16 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-14 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · PHX

Kevin Durant

42 PTS, 6 REB, 8 AST, 4 3PM · 17-29 FG

Scoring · CLE

Darius Garland

18 PTS, 5 REB, 6 AST, 2 3PM · 8-16 FG

Scoring · PHX

Devin Booker

17 PTS, 2 REB, 10 AST, 1 3PM · 7-17 FG

Season highs

Oso Ighodaro · Season-high 13 rebounds

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
CLE	34	17	28	33		112
PHX	35	27	36	25		123

🧮 How They Scored

CLEPHX

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

53.7%Effective FG%64.9%

9.9%Turnover %10.9%

34.8%Offensive rebound %26.3%

0.149Free-throw rate0.069

Box Score

Cleveland Cavaliers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Darius Garland G	37	18	5	6	—	—	5	8-16	2-5	—	-4
Evan Mobley F-C	31	16	12	5	1	2	1	7-14	2-4	0-2	-9
Donovan Mitchell G	31	7	4	3	2	—	—	2-18	0-8	3-4	-9
Max Strus G	23	9	4	1	1	—	1	3-5	3-4	—	-9
De'Andre Hunter F	22	17	1	1	—	—	—	6-8	3-5	2-2	+3
Jarrett Allen C	22	6	6	1	—	2	1	3-4	—	—	-9
Ty Jerome G	19	16	1	5	2	1	2	5-8	2-5	4-4	-9
Sam Merrill G	18	4	7	—	4	—	1	2-7	0-4	—	+2
Dean Wade F	16	6	—	—	—	—	—	2-3	2-3	—	-14
Isaac Okoro F-G	14	10	1	1	—	—	—	3-6	2-5	2-2	+5
Javonte Green G-F	7	3	3	1	1	—	—	1-5	1-2	—	-2

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Oso Ighodaro F	44	6	13	4	—	—	3	3-7	—	—	+15
Kevin Durant F	39	42	6	8	—	1	3	17-29	4-9	4-4	+7
Devin Booker G	39	17	2	10	—	—	1	7-17	1-4	2-2	+13
Ryan Dunn F	26	10	9	1	1	1	—	4-9	2-5	—	+7
Tyus Jones G	25	16	3	3	2	—	—	6-11	4-9	—	+4
Collin Gillespie G	24	13	2	4	1	—	1	5-6	3-3	—	+11
Royce O'Neale F	21	15	5	2	—	—	3	5-8	5-8	—	-1

🔬 Advanced Stats

Cleveland CavaliersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Darius Garland	Bench	37	18	56.3	23.6	-7.0	8.1
De'Andre Hunter	Bench	22	17	95.7	16.7	+6.3	12.2
Ty Jerome	Bench	19	16	82.0	25.5	-22.0	16.2
Evan Mobley	Bench	31	16	53.8	21.4	-11.1	17.2
Isaac Okoro	Bench	14	10	72.7	20.6	+13.4	11.2
Max Strus	Bench	23	9	90.0	12.0	-17.1	5.3
Donovan Mitchell	Bench	31	7	17.7	28.6	-13.0	-0.7
Jarrett Allen	Bench	22	6	75.0	9.8	-20.0	10.1
Dean Wade	Bench	16	6	100.0	8.1	-39.1	6.4
Sam Merrill	Bench	18	4	28.6	17.8	+2.3	9.6
Javonte Green	Bench	7	3	30.0	26.3	-22.5	1.1
Craig Porter	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Phoenix SunsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Kevin Durant	Bench	39	42	68.3	36.7	+7.4	20.1
Devin Booker	Bench	39	17	47.5	21.6	+18.9	7.2
Tyus Jones	Bench	25	16	72.7	18.3	+10.3	13.1
Royce O'Neale	Bench	21	15	93.8	20.8	-2.2	11.0
Collin Gillespie	Bench	24	13	108.3	12.7	+20.6	13.9
Ryan Dunn	Bench	26	10	55.6	15.0	+12.0	13.3
Oso Ighodaro	Bench	44	6	42.9	9.7	+16.9	5.4