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Phoenix Suns
2-5 · 0-3 on the road
Sun 2/14
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The Cavaliers rank 8th in the NBA in offensive rating (114.3), and the Suns rank 28th in defensive rating (118.9). A chance for the offense to get going.

League average is 110.9, so the Cavaliers are 3.5 above it. Donovan Mitchell leads them with 22.6 points a game on 60.4% true shooting.

2/142026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores
Devin BookerTop scorer · PHX
Donovan MitchellTop scorer · CLE
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2/142026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores
Suns2-5
Cavaliers5-4
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2/142026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores

Team vs team

Season before this game (PHX 7 games, CLE 9). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

PHXCLE
Scoring
113.915th · Average
Points per game
NBA avg 113.4
119.24th · Top 5
121.426th · Bottom 5
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.5
114.719th · Average
-7.624th · Below avg
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
+4.613th · Average
Efficiency
113.011th · Average
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
114.38th · Above avg
118.928th · Bottom 5
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
109.311th · Average
-5.922nd · Below avg
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
+5.010th · Above avg
101.419th
Pace
NBA avg 102.3
104.64th
Shooting
54.6%9th · Above avg
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.3%
54.7%8th · Above avg
58.0%12th · Average
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.2%
58.3%10th · Above avg
13.414th · Average
Threes made
NBA avg 13.2
15.35th · Top 5
36.0%13th · Average
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.9%
37.0%10th · Above avg
0.2526th · Bottom 5
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.2918th · Average
Defense
57.3%28th · Bottom 5
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.3%
51.1%9th · Above avg
9.47th · Above avg
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
7.722nd · Below avg
5.111th · Average
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
5.69th · Above avg
Possessions
13.9%7th · Above avg
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.9%
13.1%4th · Top 5
26.2%18th · Average
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.4%
25.8%20th · Average
38.630th · Bottom 5
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.1
48.43rd · Top 5
27.76th · Above avg
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
27.48th · Above avg

Recent form

Phoenix Suns
LLLLW

Last 5: average margin -4.2 (season -7.6). Streak W1.

Cleveland Cavaliers
LWLLW

Last 5: average margin +6.6 (season +4.6). Streak W1.

Key players

Phoenix Suns
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Devin BookerG 25.42.95.161.9
Dillon BrooksG-F 17.63.92.761.6
Miles BridgesF 17.47.93.159.0
Jalen GreenG 11.92.93.347.5
Cleveland Cavaliers
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Donovan MitchellG 22.65.25.860.4
Evan MobleyF-C 19.18.03.666.5
James HardenG 16.75.35.955.5
Jarrett AllenC 13.27.81.266.2

Injury report

Phoenix Suns
Mark Williams C · Left Shoulder Surgery · back ~2/3 Out
Jordan Goodwin G · Right Calf Injury Management · back ~11/7 Doubtful
Rasheer Fleming F · Left Ankle Sprain · back ~11/7 Questionable
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jarrett Allen C · back ~11/7 Out
Jaylon Tyson G-F · back ~11/7 Out
Sam Merrill G · back ~11/7 Out

Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.

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