{"id":571575,"date":"2026-01-30T22:01:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T22:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/571575\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T22:01:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T22:01:22","slug":"game-preview-the-suns-look-to-get-revenge-against-the-cavaliers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/571575\/","title":{"rendered":"Game Preview: The Suns look to get revenge against the Cavaliers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Who: Phoenix Suns (29-19) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (29-20)<\/p>\n

When: 7:00 pm Arizona Time<\/p>\n

Where: Mortgage Matchup Center – Phoenix, Arizona<\/p>\n

Watch: Arizona\u2019s Family 3TV, Arizona\u2019s Family Sports<\/p>\n

The Suns look to keep the win streak going at home and secure back-to-back wins for the fans against another formidable Eastern Conference opponent. This time, it is Jordan Ott\u2019s former club, the Cavaliers, coming to town, and they got the best of them earlier this year, 129-113.<\/p>\n

In this game, the Suns struggled against the physicality and interior presence of the double big lineup their opponents were using. I\u2019d expect to see some version of that used for the Suns in this match-up. Knowing how innovative Ott has been with his coaching and schematics this season, some changes will come for him to seek his redemption.<\/p>\n

The Cavaliers themselves are on a five-game win streak and clicking at the right time. This will not be an easy game for the Suns, especially as Devin Booker remains out for this contest. Hopefully, with Jalen Green getting some rest on the front end of the back-to-back, we can see him back in action to take some off the offensive workload.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Devin Booker \u2014 OUT (Ankle)Jalen Green \u2014 QUESTIONABLE (Hamstring)Evan Mobley \u2014 OUT (Calf)Darius Garland \u2014 OUT (Toe)Max Strus \u2014 OUT (Foot) <\/p>\n

One thing to watch is how the Suns will stop Donovan Mitchell. Even if he is not an All-Star starter, he is having a fantastic year for the Cavs and is a significant reason they are not falling completely this season. Having key defenders like Jordan Goodwin and Dillon Brooks to throw on him late in the game will be crucial.<\/p>\n

If the Suns can limit his ability to carry this offensive workload, they should have an easier time. Even if Evan Mobley is out, the Suns do need to win the paint battle and control the rebound game.<\/p>\n

For the Cavs, it\u2019s about seeing how well Jaylon Tyson performs in this matchup. He has been an underrated sophomore player who has found a significant role in this system. If he were to find his rhythm, it could cause some problems for this sun\u2019s team, so trying to make sure he does not have a wonder story would be great.<\/p>\n

One thing is for sure: They need to keep this streak of making threes from last night into tonight. After having some struggles early on this week, this is something that needs to shine through to match the Cavs\u2019 scoring. Adding Collin Gillespie back made it easier for Grayson Allen to get going. With the possibility of adding Green and Jamaree Bouyea into this mix, the shot creation has to be efficient. Dillon Brooks cannot go off for 40 points every night (well, maybe he could lol).<\/p>\n

Another key will be out-rebounding this Cavs team and making sure they can keep pressure on the glass. With no Mobley, a fun match between Allen and Williams could take place, and I\u2019d very much enjoy that. We all know that if Williams gets his touches, he can get it going for this squad, and we saw that already this week vs. the Nets. Another screening of a Mark Williams special feature would definitely cap off a great week without Devin Booker.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s hope for no egregious foul calls tonight!<\/p>\n

With no restrictions on Mark Williams in these back-to-backs anymore, the Suns continue to fuel the fire and get a big win for their coach against his former team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Who: Phoenix Suns (29-19) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (29-20) When: 7:00 pm Arizona Time Where: Mortgage Matchup Center –…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":571576,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3791],"tags":[7,6,2065,472,4045,604,30667],"class_list":{"0":"post-571575","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-phoenix-suns","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-nba","10":"tag-phoenix","11":"tag-phoenix-suns","12":"tag-phoenixsuns","13":"tag-suns","14":"tag-suns-game-previews"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/115986307832026108","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/571575","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=571575"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/571575\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/571576"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=571575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=571575"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=571575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}