The Cavs played poor defense as they allowed the Suns to hit 57.1% from the floor and that’s why they lost this game. It also appeared that the Suns wanted this game more than the Cavs did as they outscored them 24-13 in the 4th quarter. LeBron James led the way for the Cavaliers with 30 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Drew Gooden was a monster around the rim with 19 points and 14 rebounds. Donyell Marshall also had a solid game off the bench with 15 points and 5 rebounds.

The Cavs fell to 25-19 on the season with this loss. http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=270128005