{"id":177703,"date":"2023-01-05T10:20:02","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T10:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/cleveland-cavaliers-shake-emotional-hangover-late-rally-to-beat-phoenix-suns-90-88\/"},"modified":"2023-01-05T10:20:02","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T10:20:02","slug":"cleveland-cavaliers-shake-emotional-hangover-late-rally-to-beat-phoenix-suns-90-88","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/cleveland-cavaliers-shake-emotional-hangover-late-rally-to-beat-phoenix-suns-90-88\/","title":{"rendered":"Cleveland Cavaliers shake emotional hangover late, rally to beat Phoenix Suns 90-88"},"content":{"rendered":"
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CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Cleveland Cavaliers their emotional hangover just in time shook.<\/p>\n

Two nights after Donovan Mitchell’s historic performance, Cleveland looked spent and listless for most of the game. But as they have done throughout the season, the Cavs kept battling and found a way in the fourth quarter, beating the fading Phoenix Suns, 90-88. Phoenix has lost four straight and seven of the last eight. Cleveland has now won three consecutive. <\/p>\n

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The Cavs missed nine shots in a row to open the game. They didn’t make their first field goal until the 5:38 mark of the opening quarter. They went 0 of 14 from 3-point range to start. Mustered just 33 points on 28.9% shooting and 15.8% from 3-point range in a hideous first half — their lowest scoring half all season.<\/p>\n

While the offense picked it up a bit in the second half, the Cavs won Wednesday’s game on the defensive end of the floor — staying true to their identity.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought even though our offense was obviously struggling, we didn’t give into that,\u201d Cavs coach JB Bickerstaff said following the win. \u201cWe gave ourselves a chance because we continue to compete on the defensive end of the floor. That’s what you have to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cleveland held Phoenix to 88 points on 39.5% shooting and 35.7% from beyond the arc. Despite trailing by five heading into the fourth quarter, the Cavs picked up the intensity and stifled the short-handed Suns even more in the fourth. Over those 12 gutty fourth-quarter minutes, Cleveland limited the Suns to 24 points, shooting 8 of 23 (34.8%) and 2 of 6 (33%) from deep.<\/p>\n

The Cavs won the decisive fourth, 31-24.<\/p>\n

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