The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Phoenix Suns 90-88 on Jan 4, 2023 at Rocket Arena.
Final · Rocket Arena
Top performers
- Chris Paul led the Suns with 25 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists.
- Caris LeVert led the Cavaliers with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.
Phoenix Suns box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Paul | 40 | 25 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9-17 | 3-5 | 4-4 | 3 |
| Deandre Ayton | 37 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7-12 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Landry Shamet | 36 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-12 | 2-6 | 4-4 | 5 |
| Mikal Bridges | 36 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3-15 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 1 |
| Dario Saric | 19 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Cameron Payne | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Damion Lee | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Bismack Biyombo | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 |
| Team | 202 | 78 | 43 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 29-72 | 8-23 | 12-16 | 16 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Cleveland Cavaliers box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caris LeVert | 38 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7-11 | 5-7 | 2-3 | 1 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 36 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6-20 | 3-12 | 5-5 | 4 |
| Isaac Okoro | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2 |
| Kevin Love | 22 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-7 | 0-6 | 4-4 | 4 |
| Evan Mobley | 32 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Jarrett Allen | 33 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 180 | 62 | 40 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 20-57 | 9-29 | 13-15 | 13 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Suns · 2022-23 season · Previous Jan 2, 2023: PHX 83, NY 102 · Next Jan 6, 2023: MIA 104, PHX 96
- Cavaliers · 2022-23 season · Previous Jan 2, 2023: CHI 134, CLE 145 · Next Jan 6, 2023: CLE 108, DEN 121