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was feeling good on the court for his 25th birthday and sawstreaking toward the rim. He let the pass fly from well beyond halfcourt and Bridges soared through the air, corralled it with two hands and stuffed it through the hoop.
For the first time in a while, the Phoenix Suns looked a lot like the Suns who made it to the NBA Finals last year.added 17 points and 12 rebounds and the Suns beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 101-92 on Saturday night.The Suns used a 50-12 run that Booker called “crazy” to break open the game.
“We think we're capable of that all the time,” Suns guard Cameron Johnson said."You keep your head down, keep pushing, keep trying to get better, keep trying to get back to high-level championship basketball. I think we've got a good team, good guys who always stick together.It was a reassuring stretch for the Suns, who haven't looked much like the team that came two victories away from winning the NBA Finals last season. Phoenix is 2-3 this season and had lost two straight.
The Cavaliers managed to close the gap to 78-65 by the end of the third but couldn't make up enough ground in the fourth. It was the second loss in two days for Cleveland, which also fell to the Lakers 113-101 on Friday night.led the Cavaliers with 20 points off the bench. He made 6 of 12 shots from 3-point range. Cleveland coach J.B. Bickerstaff pulled most of his starters by the end of the 50-12 run, frustrated by their ineffectiveness.
Garland was the No. 5 overall pick in 2019 and has averaged 14.7 points over 117 games played. Windler was the 26th pick in 2019 and averaged 5.2 points and 3.5 rebounds last year as a backup. Okoro was the No. 5 pick in the 2020 draft and has averaged 9.5 points in his career.Cavaliers: Okoro didn't play because of a left hamstring strain. G Kevin Pangos was out for personal reasons.didn't play because of a right hamstring strain. ... The Suns missed their first nine 3-pointers.
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