The Cleveland Cavaliers have never lost four games in a row this season, and that’s what they will look to avoid when they take on the Phoenix Suns. Devin Booker and the Suns have found their footing recently, and a win over the Cavs will further boost their chances to make it to the Play-in Tournament, at least.

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Away: Cleveland Cavaliers (56-13, 26-8 Away)

Projected Starting Five:

  • Darius Garland
  • Donovan Mitchell
  • Max Strus
  • Evan Mobley
  • Jarrett Allen

No team is perfect, and that could not have been better illuminated of late than what’s happening with the Cavs. Cleveland, which rarely loses this season, has suffered three games in a row, going into Saturday’s meeting with the Suns. The Cavs are coming off a 123-119 loss away from home to the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday, which also meant that they are now 0-2 straight up to start their five-game road trip. 

A leaky defense has been an issue lately for the Cavs, who are fifth in the league this season with a 52.8 defensive effective field goal percentage but have allowed their last three opponents to post a 58.0 eFG%. A team like Cleveland should be able to rectify their issues, and the Cavs hope that their adjustments will have a positive impact on their rematch versus the Suns, who lost to Cleveland at Rocket Arena last January, 118-92. In that game, the Cavs forced 17 Suns turnovers and converted those errors into 15 points.

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Home: Phoenix Suns (33-37, 21-13 Home)

Projected Starting Five:

  • Devin Booker
  • Collin Gillespie
  • Ryan Dunn
  • Kevin Durant
  • Nick Richards

The Suns have given their hopes of making it past the regular season a big shot in the arm with back-to-back wins over the Toronto Raptors (129-89) and the Chicago Bills (127-121) last Tuesday and Thursday, respectively. Devin Booker and Kevin Durant have been flexing their offensive prowess of late for the surging Suns, who have shot 50 percent from the field and hit 44.3 percent of 3-point attempts in the last two outings. 

Over the same span, Booker and Durant have shot 53.7 FG% and 59.1 FG%. But two other players have also stepped up for Phoenix in Ryan Dunn and Nick Richards, providing Booker and Durant ample support. Against the Bulls, Dunn and Richards combined for 34 points on 15-for-27 shooting from the field. The pair only had eight points in the January loss to Cleveland, so they could be the difference-makers in this upcoming showdown versus the Cavs.

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Spread: Phoenix Suns (+7.0)

Over/Under: Under (239.5)

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