Cleveland Cavaliers vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 3/21/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Phoenix Suns

Date: Friday, March 21, 2025

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: AZ Family Sports Network

Footprint Center is the location where the Phoenix Suns (33-37) will try to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers (56-13) on Friday.

The Cavaliers took the court against the Kings and took a loss by a score of 123-119 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Cavaliers walked away with 14 while the Kings totaled 20 fouls. They also converted 16 of 35 attempts from 3-point land. Sacramento walked away from this one shooting 93.8% at the charity stripe by converting 15 of 16 tries. Furthermore, Sacramento snagged 41 rebounds (14 offensive, 27 defensive) and added 1 block. Sacramento dished out 28 dimes and had 9 steals in this game. In terms of the defense, Cleveland allowed the other team to shoot 50.5% from the field on 46 of 91 shooting. They also doled out 24 assists for this contest as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 7 steals. Regarding hauling in rebounds, they compiled 37 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Cavaliers made 14 of 18 shots for a percentage of 77.8%. Cleveland ended the contest with a 54.8% field goal percentage (46 out of 84) and converted 13 of their 34 3-point shots.

Evan Mobley is one guy who was a factor in this contest. He accumulated 31 points on 13 of 18 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 32 mins and collected 10 boards. Mobley went 72.2% from the floor and earned 2 dimes.

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Cleveland steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 56-13 this season. They average 122.4 points per outing (1st in the league) while hitting 49.3% from the field. The Cavaliers are shooting 38.7% on three-point attempts (1,101 of 2,844) and 78.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Cleveland is snagging 45.1 boards per game and is sitting with 1,954 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 9th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 13.1 times per contest and as a unit they commit 18.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Cavaliers are forcing 14.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.1 personal fouls. They are giving up 36.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 11th in the league in opponents PPG (112.0). The Cavaliers defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 45.5% (2,837 of 6,230) and they concede 43.2 rebounds per game as a unit. They currently rank 8th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,759 relinquished so far this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Suns walked away with a victory by a final of 127-121 against the Bulls. Regarding cleaning the glass, Phoenix allowed Chicago to pull down 40 overall (8 offensive). They finished shooting 39.5% from 3-point land by connecting on 15 out of 38 and walked away from this one shooting 8 out of 12 at the free throw line (66.7%). The Suns allowed the Bulls to convert 49 out of 90 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 54.4% in this matchup. Overall, the Suns ended up shooting 47 out of 96 from the field which gave them a rate of 49.0%. When discussing 3-point attempts, Phoenix knocked down 15 out of 40 tries (37.5%). They were able to knock down 18 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 90.0%. The Bulls earned 19 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Suns to the free throw line for 20 attempts. They turned the ball over 11 times, while recording 9 steals in this matchup. The Suns collected 33 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 46 for the matchup.

Devin Booker ended up being a major contributor for the Suns in this game. Booker accumulated 41 points in his 36 mins of playing time and accumulated 7 assists in this game. He converted 14 of 26 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and had 4 rebounds.

Phoenix has a record of 33-37 for the season. The Suns are responsible for committing 18.1 personal fouls every game and they go 81.0% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 28.1 times per game (10th in basketball) and they are turning it over 14.0 times per contest. Phoenix has scored 8,020 points for the campaign (114.6 per game) and they grab 42.8 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Suns are hitting on 48.0% from the field, which has them ranked 6th in basketball.

The Suns defensively are ranked 22nd in basketball in points given up per game with 115.8. They have forced 12.2 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.6% from the floor (13th in basketball). The Phoenix defense surrenders 36.2% on three-point shots (978 of 2,705) and their opponents are knocking down 78.6% of their free throw attempts. They give up 26.9 assists and 44.3 boards per contest, which ranks them 18th and 18th in the league.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Phoenix

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