The Cavs arrive in the Valley of the Sun for the second night of a back-to-back on the road. The Suns were off yesterday and are 23-14 at home. They are also completely healthy with the exception of starting shooting guard Grayson Allen, who is questionable, so this is pretty much a scheduled loss for the Cavs, especially missing Wade, Okoro, and Porter.
The Suns at 44-31 are tied for 7th place, one game behind the Pelicans and Mavericks for the last guaranteed playoff spot. Obviously, this is a winnable game for them that they cannot afford to hose up unless they want to participate in the play-in (which they don’t).
The Suns have won five of their last seven including impressive wins in the last week against New Orleans by 13 and...