Associated Press
Cleveland Cavaliers (46-30, 3rd place in the Eastern Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (44-31, 8th place in the Western Conference)
Phoenix; Wednesday, 10pm ET
FanDuel Sportsbook NBA LINE: Suns -5.5; Over/Under is 226.5
Highlights: After Devin Booker scored 52 points in the Phoenix Suns' 124-111 win over the New Orleans Pelicans, Phoenix will face the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Suns are 22-14 in home games. Phoenix ranks eighth in the Western Conference and has limited opponents from scoring, allowing just 114.1 points on 46.4 percent shooting.
The Cavaliers are 22-16 on the road. Cleveland ranks eighth in the Eastern Conference with Jarrett Allen averaging 10.6 rebounds and 43.5 rebounds per game.
The Suns' 116.8 points per game is 7.0 more points than the Cavaliers (109.8 points). The Cavaliers are averaging 13.6 3-pointers per game this season, 0.3 more than the Suns.
This will be the second time this season that the two teams will meet. In the last meeting on March 11, Kevin Durant scored 37 points and the Suns won 117-111.
Top performers: Booker is averaging 27.4 points on 49.6 percent shooting for the Suns. Durant is averaging 21.5 points in his last 10 games.
Allen is averaging 16.4 points, 10.6 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game for the Cavaliers. Caris LeVert is averaging 13.0 points, 4.6 rebounds and shooting 43.7% over the past 10 games.
Last 10 games: Suns: 6-4, averaging 115.5 points, 46.5 rebounds, 30.6 assists, 5.7 steals, and 6.5 blocks per game, shooting 50.9 percent from the field. Opponents are averaging 112.6 points per game.
Cavaliers: 4-6, averaged 106.3 points, 37.7 rebounds, 29.7 assists, 6.1 steals, and 3.8 blocks per game, shooting 48.3 percent from the field. The opponent's average score was 111.9 points.
Injuries: Suns: Grayson Allen: Day-to-day (lower back), Damion Lee: Out (knee).
Cavaliers: Craig Porter Jr.: out (illness), Ty Jerome: out (ankle), Donovan Mitchell: out (knee), Dean Wade: out (knee), Isaac Okoro: out (toe).
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The Associated Press produced this article using technology from Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
