Phoenix Suns 117, Cleveland Cavaliers 111 — Recap

March 11, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Phoenix Suns 117, Cleveland Cavaliers 111. Scoring by quarter: Q1 PHX 32-41 CLE; Q2 PHX 31-29 CLE; Q3 PHX 34-21 CLE; Q4 PHX 20-20 CLE.

Top performers (box score): Kevin Durant (PHX) 37 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 threes on 14-of-26 shooting; Darius Garland (CLE) 30 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 7 threes on 10-of-17 shooting; Devin Booker (PHX) 27 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 threes on 11-of-22 shooting; Bradley Beal (PHX) 24 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 threes on 10-of-19 shooting; Caris LeVert (CLE) 17 points, 6 rebounds, 11 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-16 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · PHX

Kevin Durant

37 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 5 3PM · 14-26 FG

Scoring · CLE

Darius Garland

30 PTS, 2 REB, 5 AST, 7 3PM · 10-17 FG

Scoring · PHX

Devin Booker

27 PTS, 6 REB, 7 AST, 1 3PM · 11-22 FG

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
PHX	32	31	34	20		117
CLE	41	29	21	20		111

🧮 How They Scored

PHXCLE

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

62.2%Effective FG%57.5%

12.6%Turnover %12.9%

33.3%Offensive rebound %22.2%

0.232Free-throw rate0.247

Box Score

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kevin Durant F	39	37	8	6	1	—	3	14-26	5-10	4-5	—
Devin Booker G	38	27	6	7	—	1	2	11-22	1-7	4-4	—
Bradley Beal G	36	24	5	4	3	—	1	10-19	2-7	2-2	—
Grayson Allen G	36	14	3	2	2	2	2	4-6	4-5	2-2	—
Jusuf Nurkic C	29	9	8	—	—	1	3	4-5	—	1-6	—
Royce O'Neale F	29	—	4	4	1	—	2	0-2	0-2	—	—
Drew Eubanks F	18	4	6	—	1	1	—	2-2	—	—	—

Cleveland Cavaliers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Isaac Okoro F-G	39	13	4	3	4	—	2	4-12	2-7	3-4	—
Jarrett Allen C	38	15	10	2	1	—	1	5-7	—	5-6	—
Darius Garland G	36	30	2	5	1	—	5	10-17	7-10	3-4	—
Caris LeVert G	33	17	6	11	1	—	1	7-16	3-10	—	—
Georges Niang F	25	8	3	1	1	—	2	3-9	0-6	2-2	—
Craig Porter G	22	13	6	1	—	—	1	5-7	1-2	2-2	—
Sam Merrill G	22	3	1	5	—	—	—	1-5	1-5	—	—

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Kevin Durant	Bench	39	37	65.6	34.1	+16.3	19.5
Devin Booker	Bench	38	27	56.8	29.2	+15.4	13.9
Bradley Beal	Bench	36	24	60.4	24.7	+5.0	14.2
Grayson Allen	Bench	36	14	101.7	11.3	+5.4	9.1
Jusuf Nurkic	Bench	29	9	58.9	14.5	-3.1	2.4
Drew Eubanks	Bench	18	4	100.0	5.6	+21.1	12.3
Royce O'Neale	Bench	29	—	0.0	6.2	+3.0	0.7
Josh Okogie	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Darius Garland	Bench	36	30	80.0	30.0	-21.9	14.2
Caris LeVert	Bench	33	17	53.1	23.3	+6.3	16.2
Jarrett Allen	Bench	38	15	77.8	12.9	-3.9	13.1
Isaac Okoro	Bench	39	13	47.2	17.8	-12.5	5.4
Craig Porter	Bench	22	13	82.5	18.0	+0.1	16.9
Georges Niang	Bench	25	8	40.5	21.8	-18.1	0.9
Sam Merrill	Bench	22	3	30.0	10.2	+20.5	4.5
Ty Jerome	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Pete Nance	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0