The Cleveland Cavaliers took care of business vs. the Phoenix Suns. Even though they didn’t have Caris LeVert (wrist), Isaac Okoro (shoulder), and Evan Mobley (calf), they still managed to win. The Cavaliers won 118-92 in a well-balanced effort.

The Cleveland Cavaliers brought the Phoenix Suns back down to earth Monday afternoon. The NBA’s best team ran away from the Suns, 118-92, after leading by as many as 32 points on Martin Luther King Jr.

PHOENIX -- Life comes quickly - even in the NBA - and the Phoenix Suns learned that lesson on Monday afternoon in a crushing loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. What was a competitive first quarter that looked to potentially develop into a potentially strong victory quickly turned into an embarrassing blowout.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Problem-solving has become the Cavs’ hallmark under coach Kenny Atkinson ... earn a convincing 118-92 victory over the Phoenix Suns.

Undermanned and tasked with facing one of the NBA's top offenses, the Cavs found a way to pick apart a lethal Suns team.

The Cavs have beaten Phoenix and will keep ... Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson provided some injury updates prior to Monday's game against the Suns. The Cavs will be without Evan Mobley ...

BROOKLYN – The Cleveland Cavaliers brought the Phoenix Suns back down to earth Monday ... tough travel on the road,” Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson said after the game.

Kenny Atkinson is keeping goals high and promises low in his first season as head coach of the Cavaliers. The Cavs began the second half of their 2024-25 schedule in glorious fashion on Jan. 20 at

This means their trade deadline could be fairly quiet as they prepare for the final push of the regular season. However, the front office would be wise to at least consider upgrades at some of their Grant Hughes of Bleacher Report gave every team a goal heading into the trade deadline.

Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson went into the season preaching what former Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver used to call “deep depth.” Excuse the Weaver reference, but I covered him as a rookie baseball writer for the Baltimore Evening Sun in 1979.

When it comes to Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson, no obstacle is too big to overcome. That seems to be what we’ve learned through his first half-season in Cleveland.

The Cavs battle the Suns with a 3:30 tip-off as part of the NBA's MLK Day schedule. Follow along here for updates and highlights from the game.