The Cavaliers will conclude their four-game homestand on Wednesday night when they square off against the Phoenix Suns for the final time this season. The Tipoff is at 7:00 p.m. (ET).
Cleveland (31-12) is 25-6 in its last 31 regular season games against Western Conference opponents (11-5 this season). The Wine and Gold have also won 13 of their last 14 regular season games over the West at The Q.
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The Cavs are coming off of a 114-107 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night. In the victory, the Cavaliers scored 21 points off of 11 Minnesota turnovers and had a 20-8 advantage in second change points. Cleveland also knocked down 11 three-pointers against the Timberwolves and is averaging 10.0 triples a game, which is 5th-most in the NBA. Furthermore, in their last four games against Phoenix, the Cavs are averaging 12.5 three-pointers per game.
In Monday’s win, the Cavs held Minnesota to shooting 4-16 (.250) from the three-point line. The Wine and Gold have held their opponents to shooting under .300 from deep 17 times this season (14-3 record).
Tristan Thompson recorded his 11th double-double of the season Monday night, finishing with a season-high 19 points on (.800) shooting, a game-high 12 rebounds (seven offensive) and two assists in 34 minutes. In Thompson’s first meeting against the Suns, he pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds (four offensive).
LeBron James poured in a game-high 25 points on 11-15 (.733) shooting, four rebounds, a team-high nine assists, one steal and one block in 38 minutes against Minnesota on Monday. In a 101-97 win against the Phoenix Suns on December 28, James tallied 14 points, four rebounds, seven assists, two steals and one block in 35 minutes.
James, Thompson and the rest of the Wine and Gold will look to keep their momentum going and duplicate their first performance against a Suns team that enters Wednesday’s matchup on the second game of a back-to-back.
Phoenix (14-31) will be traveling into Cleveland after having played on Tuesday night, a 113-103 loss to the Sixers in Philadelphia.
The Suns have lost seven of their last eight games with their lone win coming against the Atlanta Hawks, 98-95, this past Saturday in Arizona.
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Status Update: (Cavs) – None to Report
Status Update: (Suns) – Eric Bledsoe, (Sprained Left Knee, Out), Markieff Morris, (Right Shoulder Strain, Probable), Brandon Knight, (Left Adductor Strain, Out), Jon Leuer, (Back Spasms, Out), Ronnie Price, (Right Big Toe Surgery, Out)
*Subject to change.
The Cavs have won three of their last four contests against the Suns.
The last time these two teams faced one another was on December 28th when the Cavs picked up a 101-97 win at Talking Stick Resort Arena.
In the victory, the Cavaliers connected on 17-41 (.451) shots from the three-point line, which is just one triple shy of tying their road franchise record.
Cleveland also scored 23 points off of 16 Suns’ turnovers and tallied eight blocks.
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After Wednesday’s game, the Cavs get back on the road for a Friday night matchup with the Detroit Pistons in Motown before returning to The Q for a monster rematch with the San Antonio Spurs in an 8:30PM ET national TV start. GET TICKETS | VIEW FULL SCHEDULE
