Phoenix Suns vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 3/11/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Phoenix Suns vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Monday, March 11, 2024

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

The Phoenix Suns (37-26) are on their way to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Monday where they will take on the Cleveland Cavaliers (41-22).

The Suns stepped onto the hardwood against the Raptors and notched a win by a score of 120-113 in their last game. Phoenix finished the contest having earned a 51.2% FG percentage (44 out of 86) and converted 15 of their 35 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Suns made 17 of their 20 tries for a percentage of 85.0%. In reference to pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 49 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 29 assists for this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and having 6 steals. When talking about the defense, Phoenix allowed their opponent to shoot 45.7% from the field on 43 of 94 shooting. Toronto earned 30 assists and had 5 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, Toronto collected 36 rebounds (9 offensive, 27 defensive) and had 6 blocked shots. Toronto finished the game at 73.3% at the charity stripe by burying 11 of their 15 tries. They also converted 16 of 44 shots from distance. When talking about fouls, the Suns walked away with 16 while the Raptors finished the game with 20 fouls.

Kevin Durant is one player who played a role for this contest. Durant finished the contest at 57.9% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist. He saw the court for 35 minutes played and also snagged 3 boards. He walked away with 35 points on 11 of 19 shooting.

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Phoenix enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 37-26 on the campaign. They cough up possession 14.9 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 18.4 fouls per contest. As a unit, Phoenix is collecting 44.1 boards per game and has accounted for 1,678 dimes so far this season, which ranks 15th in basketball in terms of passing. The Suns are hitting 37.8% on shots from 3-point land (759 of 2,009) and 80.7% from the free throw line. They are averaging 117.1 points per game (12th in the league) while shooting 49.2% from the field.

Defensively, the Suns are forcing 12.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.9 fouls. They give up 36.4% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 16th in the league in PPG allowed (114.3). The Suns defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.3% (2,662 of 5,751) and they concede 41.7 rebounds per game as a team. They are 11th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,638 surrendered for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Cavaliers got the win with a final of 113-104 when they faced the Timberwolves. The Cavaliers were able to pull down 36 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 46 for the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while getting 7 steals in the game. The Timberwolves were called for 25 fouls for the game which got the Cavaliers to the charity stripe for 36 attempts. They were able to make 26 of them for a percentage of 72.2%. In regard to three-point shots, Cleveland knocked down 11 of their 34 attempts (32.4%). At the conclusion of this game, the Cavaliers went 38 out of 88 from the field which had them sitting at 43.2%. The Cavaliers permitted the Timberwolves to convert 39 out of their 94 tries from the field which had them sitting at 41.5% in this contest. They finished 26.7% from 3-point land by connecting on 8 of 30 and finished the contest at 18 of 22 from the free throw line (81.8%). In relation to rebounds, Cleveland permitted Minnesota to snag 45 in total (7 on the offensive glass).

Darius Garland ended up being a major contributor for the Cavaliers for the contest. He buried 13 out of 26 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and added 4 rebounds. Garland recorded 34 points in his 44 minutes on the hardwood and had 8 dimes for the contest.

Cleveland has a win-loss mark of 41-22 on the campaign. The Cavaliers are responsible for committing 18.2 fouls every game and they connect on 76.3% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 27.7 times per game (10th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.4 times per game. Cleveland has scored 7,180 points for the campaign (114.0 per contest) and they pull in 44.7 boards per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Cavaliers are shooting 47.9% from the field, which has them ranked 13th in basketball.

The Cavaliers are ranked 4th in the NBA in PPG allowed with 109.4. They are able to force 13.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 45.4% from the floor (4th in the NBA). The Cleveland defense gives up 36.0% on three-point shots (764 of 2,123) and their opponents are making 78.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 24.4 assists and 42.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 4th and 11th in the league.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland

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