Suns-Cavaliers Game Review
Cleveland, OH (Sports Network) - Marcin Gortat scored the first 10 points of the game en route to a 22-point effort to lead the Phoenix Suns to a 108-83 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena on Sunday.
Rookie Markieff Morris poured in 22 points, Shannon Brown tallied 16 and Steve Nash handed out 13 assists as the Suns wrapped up their four-game road trip with two straight victories.
Kyrie Irving lead the way for Cleveland with 16 points and six rebounds, while Omri Casspi added 14 points off the bench. The Cavs continued to skid, as the loss marks their third straight and their sixth in their last seven overall.
Phoenix tallied the first 12 of the first quarter, led by Gortat's 10, but Cleveland battled back in the latter stages, getting five straight from newly- acquired forward Luke Walton as the frame ended with the Suns holding a 29-21 advantage.
A 10-4 start to the second brought the home team within two, 33-31, but the Cavs would score just one field goal, an Alonzo Gee layup, over the next 8:10 to close out the first half.
The Suns reeled off a 26-7 run during the Cleveland drought, as Morris sparked the surge with nine straight, and Gortat added six points to give Phoenix a 59-38 lead heading into the locker room.
A brief 9-2 run brought the Cavs within 15, 72-55, with 5:06 left in the third, but the Suns scored eight straight capped by a Jared Dudley trey to restore their 20-point advantage.
The lead was 23 at the end of the third, and dipped below 20 just once in the fourth as Phoenix cruised to a double-digit road victory.
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