Phoenix Suns 92, Cleveland Cavaliers 118 — Recap

January 20, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Phoenix Suns 92, Cleveland Cavaliers 118. Scoring by quarter: Q1 PHX 27-27 CLE; Q2 PHX 19-32 CLE; Q3 PHX 24-34 CLE; Q4 PHX 22-25 CLE.

Top performers (box score): Donovan Mitchell (CLE) 33 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 threes on 11-of-25 shooting; Kevin Durant (PHX) 23 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 threes on 9-of-16 shooting; Darius Garland (CLE) 16 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 threes on 6-of-13 shooting; Devin Booker (PHX) 15 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 threes on 6-of-14 shooting; Tyus Jones (PHX) 13 points, 1 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 threes on 5-of-11 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · CLE

Donovan Mitchell

33 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 4 3PM · 11-25 FG

Scoring · PHX

Kevin Durant

23 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 3PM · 9-16 FG

Scoring · CLE

Darius Garland

16 PTS, 2 REB, 7 AST, 3 3PM · 6-13 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	27	19	24	22		92
CLE	27	32	34	25		118

🧮 How They Scored

PHXCLE

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

50.7%Effective FG%56.7%

17.3%Turnover %4.9%

3.6%Offensive rebound %31.0%

0.164Free-throw rate0.213

Box Score

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Devin Booker G	32	15	3	4	—	1	6	6-14	1-4	2-4	-20
Kevin Durant F	31	23	7	1	—	2	3	9-16	1-1	4-4	-16
Tyus Jones G	27	13	1	4	—	—	1	5-11	3-6	—	-22
Grayson Allen G	27	10	3	2	1	—	1	3-5	2-4	2-3	-12
Bradley Beal G	25	5	3	4	—	—	2	2-4	1-2	—	-25
Nick Richards C	22	4	4	1	—	2	2	2-4	—	—	-26
Royce O'Neale F	22	—	6	—	—	—	—	0-3	0-3	—	-14
Ryan Dunn F	20	4	3	1	—	—	—	2-7	0-2	—	-7
Oso Ighodaro F	8	—	—	2	1	—	—	0-1	—	—	+3
Mason Plumlee F-C	4	2	—	1	—	—	—	1-2	—	—	—

Cleveland Cavaliers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Donovan Mitchell G	30	33	5	5	1	—	—	11-25	4-9	7-7	+28
Darius Garland G	25	16	2	7	3	—	2	6-13	3-5	1-2	+14
Georges Niang F	23	8	6	1	—	—	—	3-6	2-3	—	+18
Jarrett Allen C	22	12	11	2	—	—	1	5-6	—	2-3	+13
Sam Merrill G	22	10	2	1	2	—	—	3-9	2-6	2-2	+20
Max Strus G	21	9	2	2	1	—	1	3-8	3-8	—	+10
Ty Jerome G	20	8	1	1	1	—	1	3-9	1-4	1-2	+16
Dean Wade F	19	8	5	2	—	—	—	3-8	1-3	1-1	+14
Jaylon Tyson G-F	15	10	5	2	1	—	—	3-4	2-3	2-2	—
Craig Porter G	6	3	1	—	—	—	—	1-1	1-1	—	-6

🔬 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	31	23	64.8	30.4	-25.0	15.4
Devin Booker	Bench	32	15	47.6	31.4	-28.8	1.9
Tyus Jones	Bench	27	13	59.1	20.7	-37.5	7.8
Grayson Allen	Bench	27	10	79.1	12.1	-26.9	11.1
Bradley Beal	Bench	25	5	62.5	11.5	-47.6	9.2
Nick Richards	Bench	22	4	50.0	13.0	-53.1	1.2
Ryan Dunn	Bench	20	4	28.6	14.3	-23.4	-1.6
Mason Plumlee	Bench	4	2	50.0	22.2	-13.9	9.1
Royce O'Neale	Bench	22	—	0.0	6.7	-34.1	3.5
Oso Ighodaro	Bench	8	—	0.0	6.3	+18.8	4.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Donovan Mitchell	Bench	30	33	58.8	36.4	+45.2	23.6
Darius Garland	Bench	25	16	57.6	25.0	+24.3	15.2
Jarrett Allen	Bench	22	12	82.0	13.8	+25.2	17.1
Sam Merrill	Bench	22	10	50.6	20.4	+49.3	13.8
Jaylon Tyson	Bench	15	10	102.5	14.7	+3.5	24.6
Max Strus	Bench	21	9	56.3	16.7	+22.7	6.8
Georges Niang	Bench	23	8	66.7	11.1	+33.7	12.6
Ty Jerome	Bench	20	8	40.5	23.9	+36.3	1.7
Dean Wade	Bench	19	8	47.4	15.4	+29.3	6.3
Craig Porter	Bench	6	3	150.0	7.1	-46.2	24.2