Kevin Durant's 23 points and seven rebounds led the Phoenix Suns, but they were manhandled by the NBA's top team Cleveland Cavaliers, 118-92, on Monday. This loss pushes the Suns record back to the .500 mark (21-21).

The Phoenix Suns (21-21) looked overmatched in nearly every aspect in a 118-92 blowout loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, who continue to have the best record in the NBA at 36-6, Monday afternoon. The Cavaliers outscored the Suns by 23 points in the second and third quarters to propel themselves to the win.

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.

Phoenix is back to a .500 record after a devastating loss to Cleveland at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

The team traded three of its future first-round picks acquired in the Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell trades from the 2022 offseason for the Suns' 2031 unprotected first-round pick, according to ESPN's Shams Charania.

The NBA slate on Monday includes Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers (35-6) hosting the Phoenix Suns (21-20) at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, with the matchup tipping at 3:30 PM ET.The

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CLEVELAND — Donovan Mitchell scored 33 points — 23 ... began the season's unofficial second half by dominating the Phoenix Suns 118-92 in a Martin Luther King Jr. Day matinee on Monday.

Donovan Mitchell scored 33 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers ended Phoenix Suns' super stretch by dominating and beating them 118-92. Darius Garland scored 16 points while Jarrett Allen registered 12 points and 11 rebounds.

According to a report from ESPN's Shams Charania on Tuesday, the Suns are trading an unprotected 2031 first-round draft pick to the Utah Jazz in exchange for three first-round picks over the next four years.

As part of a stacked Martin Luther King Jr. Day NBA slate, the Phoenix Suns were dominated by the NBA-best Cleveland Cavaliers in a 118-92 loss as Phoenix’s road trip nears it’s end.