Cavaliers (101) vs Suns (122) · Apr 3, 2024

FINAL

Apr 3, 2024

46-31ClevelandCavaliers

101

45-31PhoenixSuns

122

Game Recap

The Suns defeated the Cavaliers, 122-101. Devin Booker led the Suns with 40 points (his seventh 40-point game of year) and eight assists as Kevin Durant added 32 points, six rebounds, and seven assists. Donovan Mitchell (24 points) led the Cavaliers as Jarrett Allen (20 points) and Evan Mobley (20 points, nine rebounds, five assists) totaled 40 points. Phoenix improves to 45-31 as Cleveland falls to 46-31. The Suns jump from the eight-seed to the six-seed with the win and the Pelicans loss.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	20	27	30	24	101
PHX	34	38	26	24	122

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
1Max StrusSF	38	4-9	1-5	0-0	12	8	1	1	4	3	9	-3
4Evan MobleyPF	36	8-13	1-2	3-3	9	5	1	1	2	2	20	-4
31Jarrett AllenC	37	9-15	0-0	2-2	5	4	0	0	0	2	20	-10
45Donovan MitchellSG	37	8-17	2-7	6-6	3	2	2	2	1	1	24	-8
10Darius GarlandPG	39	7-17	1-4	0-0	1	8	2	0	3	1	15	-12
3Caris LeVert	24	3-5	2-4	3-4	3	1	3	0	5	2	11	-20
20Georges Niang	11	0-4	0-3	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	-21
5Sam Merrill	4	0-2	0-1	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	-10
24Marcus Morris Sr.	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-9
8Pete Nance	1	0-0	0-0	0-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2
15Isaiah Mobley	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2
30Damian Jones	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2
13Tristan Thompson	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2


TOTAL	-	39-8347%	7-2626.9%	16-1984.2%	37	28	9	4	15	14	101	-

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
00Royce O'NealeSF	34	6-9	5-7	0-0	6	2	1	0	1	2	17	+14
35Kevin DurantPF	35	13-23	3-7	3-4	6	7	1	0	4	2	32	+11
20Jusuf NurkicC	31	0-4	0-0	2-2	10	6	2	0	2	2	2	+8
3Bradley BealSG	32	3-9	1-3	0-0	6	7	2	0	1	3	7	0
1Devin BookerPG	36	13-25	5-9	9-9	1	8	1	0	4	2	40	+18
23Eric Gordon	24	1-3	1-3	0-0	1	1	1	0	1	3	3	+26
14Drew Eubanks	14	2-4	0-0	0-0	5	0	1	0	0	1	4	+11
11Bol Bol	22	5-8	3-4	2-2	6	1	2	2	2	1	15	+7
21David Roddy	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	+2
25Nassir Little	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	+2
27Udoka Azubuike	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+2
38Saben Lee	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	+2
4Isaiah Thomas	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+2
2Josh Okogie	— did not play —												— did not play —
30Thaddeus Young	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	44-8750.6%	18-3354.5%	16-1794.1%	43	32	11	2	15	17	122	-

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterclephx

(11:58) Jump Ball J. Allen vs. J. Nurkic: Tip to E. Mobley
(11:44) MISS M. Strus 26' 3PT
(11:41) J. Nurkic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:26) R. O'Neale 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (K. Durant 1 AST)
03
+3 (11:12) E. Mobley 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Allen 1 AST)
33
+2 (10:53) K. Durant 16' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (J. Nurkic 1 AST)
35
+2 (10:36) J. Allen alley-oop DUNK (2 PTS) (D. Garland 1 AST)
55
(10:22) MISS K. Durant 10' step back Shot
(10:20) E. Mobley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:13) J. Allen driving finger roll Layup (4 PTS) (D. Garland 2 AST)
75
(9:50) MISS J. Nurkic 7' Hook
(9:48) E. Mobley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:41) MISS J. Allen turnaround Hook
(9:38) R. O'Neale REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:23) D. Booker 8' turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS)
77
+2 (9:09) D. Mitchell driving Layup (2 PTS)
97
(8:58) J. Nurkic bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(8:58) M. Strus STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (8:50) D. Mitchell 25' 3PT step back (5 PTS) (M. Strus 1 AST)
127
+3 (8:34) B. Beal 3PT (3 PTS) (R. O'Neale 1 AST)
1210
(8:22) MISS E. Mobley 25' 3PT
(8:19) J. Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(8:16) E. Mobley lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(8:09) MISS D. Booker driving Layup
(8:06) M. Strus REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:03) MISS D. Garland 24' running 3PT
(8:00) J. Nurkic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (7:52) K. Durant 12' step back Jump Shot (4 PTS) (B. Beal 1 AST)
1212
+2 (7:36) J. Allen 7' Hook (6 PTS) (D. Garland 3 AST)
1412
(7:17) MISS K. Durant 27' 3PT
(7:14) M. Strus REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:09) MISS D. Mitchell 28' pullup 3PT
(7:07) K. Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (6:53) R. O'Neale 29' 3PT (6 PTS) (D. Booker 1 AST)
1415
+2 (6:44) D. Garland driving Layup (2 PTS)
1615
(6:44) PHX Timeout
(6:29) MISS K. Durant driving reverse Layup
(6:26) C. LeVert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:14) MISS J. Allen driving finger roll Layup
(6:13) R. O'Neale REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:09) MISS B. Beal driving Layup - blocked
(6:09) M. Strus BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:08) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(6:07) K. Durant lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(5:48) M. Strus bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(5:48) D. Booker STEAL (1 STL)
(5:44) MISS D. Booker 27' running pullup 3PT
(5:40) G. Niang REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:32) E. Mobley lost ball TURNOVER (2 TO)
(5:32) J. Nurkic STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (5:26) K. Durant 8' turnaround Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1617
(5:15) D. Garland lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(4:51) MISS K. Durant 3PT
(4:48) J. Nurkic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+3 (4:45) D. Booker 25' 3PT pullup (5 PTS) (J. Nurkic 2 AST)
1620
(4:25) MISS G. Niang 14' driving floating Shot
(4:23) D. Booker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:20) K. Durant running DUNK (8 PTS) (D. Booker 2 AST)
1622
(4:20) CLE Timeout
(4:10) J. Nurkic personal FOUL (1 PF)
(4:09) E. Gordon shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Merrill 2 FT)
+1 (4:09) S. Merrill Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1722
+1 (4:09) S. Merrill Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1822
+2 (3:47) D. Booker 18' pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS)
1824
(3:25) MISS G. Niang 3PT
(3:23) J. Allen REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(3:22) MISS J. Allen Hook
(3:21) R. O'Neale REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(3:15) C. LeVert shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Booker 2 FT)
+1 (3:15) D. Booker Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
1825
+1 (3:15) D. Booker Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
1826
(3:01) MISS D. Mitchell 26' pullup 3PT
(2:58) E. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:54) S. Merrill personal FOUL (1 PF)
(2:38) E. Gordon traveling TURNOVER (1 TO)
(2:24) C. LeVert bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(2:24) D. Eubanks STEAL (1 STL)
(2:04) D. Booker bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(2:04) C. LeVert STEAL (1 STL)
(2:01) C. LeVert bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
(2:01) B. Beal STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (1:56) D. Booker Layup (11 PTS) (B. Beal 2 AST)
1828
(1:50) MISS C. LeVert 25' 3PT
(1:47) D. Eubanks REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:31) D. Eubanks cutting Layup (2 PTS) (B. Bol 1 AST)
1830
(1:19) MISS D. Mitchell 9' driving floating Shot
(1:18) B. Bol REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:06) MISS B. Bol 3PT
(1:03) D. Eubanks REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(1:02) MISS B. Bol 10' Jump Shot - blocked
(1:02) D. Mitchell BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:00) B. Bol REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:58) G. Niang shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Bol 2 FT)
+1 (0:58) B. Bol Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1831
+1 (0:58) B. Bol Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1832
(0:46) E. Gordon personal FOUL (2 PF)
(0:39) MISS D. Mitchell 25' pullup 3PT
(0:36) B. Bol REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(0:19) B. Bol step out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (0:03) J. Allen driving Hook (8 PTS) (D. Garland 4 AST)
2032
(0:03) C. LeVert personal FOUL (2 PF) (Booker 2 FT)
+1 (0:03) D. Booker Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
2033
+1 (0:03) D. Booker Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
2034
(0:00) MISS D. Mitchell 37' 3PT
(0:00) TEAM offensive REBOUND

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

CLE

PHX

101Points122

39-83(47.0%)Field Goal(%)44-87(50.6%)

7-26(26.9%)3-Point(%)18-33(54.5%)

16-19(84.2%)Free Throw(%)16-17(94.1%)

37(7)Rebounds(Offensive)43(8)

28Assists32

9Steals11

4Blocks2

15Turnovers15

14Fouls17

60Pts In The Paint44

13Fast Break Pts9

19Pts Off Turnovers25

13Bench Pts24

5Largest Lead28

Game Details

Wednesday, April 3, 2024 · 10:00 PM

Footprint Center · Phoenix, AZ

attendance: 17,071 (100.0%)

tv: ESPN