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Phoenix Suns have now lost a season-worst six consecutive game after Sunday's 112-98 loss to Cleveland.

"We had a tough fourth quarter and I felt like I was part of that." "We went on that run and I told the guys that is who we want to be. We just have to make sure we stay on top of it and understand that we don't have the luxury to mess up. They follow that up with a matchup at Denver in the second of a back-to-back, Minnesota and end the trip at Memphis on Martin Luther King Jr. "My decision making wasn't as good as I wanted it to be, but it comes with it," Washington Jr. We have turned it up to a whole different level in that fourth quarter." hit a 3 with 2.5 seconds left in the half. "Anytime you've been through what this team has been through, we had such a good start and then the last 21 games or so, it's been one hit in the mouth after another," Williams said. With a losing record at the midway point of their season, the short-handed Suns will begin a four-game road trip Tuesday at defending champion Golden State (20-20). I’m on a mission so I’m going to be up on my feet. "So I finished the jump hook and my left leg just drifted off behind me and twisted it. "Their defense picked up," Suns head coach Monty Williams said about the Cavs, who are first in the NBA in defensive rating.

Cavs News on Monday details the Cavs killing the dying Suns, a pair of trade targets and three Cavaliers trending up recently.

Speaking of losing streaks, the Utah Jazz fell in a close game to the Memphis Grizzlies, 123-118. At the end of the third quarter the two teams looked on track for another close finish, with the Cavs up 80-79. It was a busy night in the association. Injuries and the decline of Chris Paul have contributed to the Suns’ death spiral, and they are now just 20-21 on the season. Last night, the Cavs went into Phoenix just days after beating the Suns by two points in Cleveland. That explosion is the final breath for a star that is dying.

Cleveland held the Suns to four points in the first 8:55 of the fourth quarter, fueling a dominant defensive performance to secure the season sweep.

The trio combined to shoot 11 of 11 (100%) in the first quarter. The Suns were a combined 4 of 14 (28.5%) inside the paint and in mid-range shooting. Cleveland led Phoenix, 35-26, at the end of the first quarter. The Cavs entered the night holding opponents to a league-leading 45.0 points per game inside the paint. The Suns mustered just four points in the first 8:55 of the quarter. Allen recorded his 15th double-double of the season with 12 rebounds while Okoro tied a career-high with four 3-pointers on the night. Cleveland’s defense entered the night ranked second in the league with a 109.1 rating while also allowing a league-best 106.8 points per game. was held to just 1 of 4 shooting in the final frame, finishing with a team-high 25 points. Part of his 11 total minutes, the energetic reserve played till the 5:19 mark of the fourth quarter before a brief rest. was the focal point of Phoenix’s offense for most of the night. Cleveland shut down Phoenix in a myriad of ways in the final 12 minutes. It’s the Cavs’ league-leading 18th double-digit victory of the season.

PHOENIX (AP) — Darius Garland and Donovan Mitchell both scored 22 points and the Cavaliers pulled away late to beat the Phoenix Suns 112-98.

It’s the second time this week the Cavs have topped the Suns after beating them 90-88 on Wednesday. Phoenix now has a 20-21 record, which is the first time they’ve been under .500 all season. The Cavaliers won for the fourth time in five games.

Dean Wade - 23; Darius Garland - 9; Kevin Love - 8; Jarrett Allen - 6; Donovan Mitchell - 5; Evan Mobley - 2. At the end of the day, these players ...

While they have been better as of late, it still has proven to be the team's weak spot. Cleveland is running the risk of repeating the same nightmare that plagued the end of last season. Just like that, we are at the halfway point of the NBA season. The Cavs have overall struggled on the road during the first half of the season. These injuries have clearly affected where they are now. Takeaways From The First Half Of The Cavs Season

The Cleveland Cavaliers find themselves at 26-15 on the season at the halfway point of the 2022-23 campaign, and it's apparent that they should make the ...

Sports [ further substantiated that, too](https://sports.yahoo.com/how-could-the-cavs-improve-by-adding-a-quality-wing-but-that-wont-be-easy-150636740.html), as he emphasized in a report how “it’s no secret around the league that a defensive-minded stopper who’s a consistent shooting threat stands as Cleveland’s true missing piece.” The same would go for Pistons wing/forward Saddiq Bey, and Fischer noted how the Cavaliers have used up their draft capital for Donovan Mitchell, who has been incredible, and Caris LeVert, with the latter dating back to near last years’ trade deadline. [ reportedly expected to seek short-term wing help](https://www.espn.com/nba/insider/insider/story/_/id/35345632/lowe-10-things-kevin-durant-mythic-surge-stalling-all-star-lakers-sad-trombone) via the trade market, per Zach Lowe of ESPN (subscription required). The Cleveland Cavaliers find themselves at 26-15 on the season at the halfway point of the 2022-23 campaign, and it’s apparent that they should make the playoffs this season. Some of it has been because of injuries, and Dean Wade having been out for over a month (AC joint sprain) hasn’t been ideal, considering his 3/4 viability, but even with him, there’s flaws. Rubio is coming off an ACL tear suffered in late December of 2021, so expectations have to be tempered, in fairness; even still, his playmaking and leadership proved invaluable last season, and he’s the teams’ best pure passer.

The Cleveland Cavaliers, currently with the fourth-best record in the Eastern Conference and a gaping hole at small forward, are on the hunt for a two-way ...

The play-in tournament, combined with the wide-open view of the league, threatens to decrease the pool of sellers. Because of his size, strength, length and great feet, Wade has some of the best defensive metrics on the roster. If the Minnesota Timberwolves were to make Kyle Anderson available, the Cavs would have interest -- just as they did this past offseason. It’s why multiple members of the organization thought he should’ve been the Opening Night starter -- and should get a long look as the fifth man when he returns from a sprained AC joint that has sidelined him since Dec. 5 pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, the franchise was on a different timeline, with player development at the top of the priority list. Okoro is just 21 years old, one of the hardest workers, is still on a team-friendly contract and Cavs coach J.B. Stevens is now hitting just 42% from the field and 29.2% from beyond the arc. As cleveland.com reported during a recent episode of the Wine and Gold Talk Podcast and then reiterated with Yahoo Sports NBA Insider Jake Fischer on his podcast, the Cavs have interest in Hardaway, and he is near the top of their trade deadline wish list, sources say. But the Cavs would, no doubt, want a sweetener to offset the lost future financial flexibility. Nonetheless, there are still internal questions about LeVert’s at-times wonky stylistic fit next to the pair of ball-dominant All-Star guards -- even though that trio has a positive 3.6 net rating. And Bogdanovic, who brings the kind of floor-spacing and marksmanship that some of Cleveland’s other internal wing options lack, fit well alongside Mitchell in Utah. As a result of the trajectory-altering Donovan Mitchell trade that the organization has no regrets about, the Utah Jazz control Cleveland’s draft future.

The Cleveland Cavaliers are reportedly interested in Tim Hardaway Jr. However, the fit may not be the best for either player.

They're both slashers who are capable of exploding on any given night for 30 points and can fill any role that's asked of them. is making over $19 million in 2022-23, almost $18 million in 2023-24, and about $16 million in 2024-25 which is the final year of his deal. as a player and think he can bring a lot to any team he's on, however he doesn't help the Cavs fill many of their holes. reminds me a lot of Caris LeVert, in a good way. He only stands at six foot five which makes him an undersized small-forward and their are already plenty of guards trying to do that on this team. This time the Cavs are