Suns 113-129 Cavaliers: Box Score, Stats & Recap (Dec 31)

Updated Oct 16, 2026, 8:45 AM ET

Regular Season

Phoenix SunsSuns

19-14 · Away

113–129

Final

Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Cleveland CavaliersCavaliers

19-16 · Home

Suns vs Cavaliers final: the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Phoenix Suns 129-113 on December 31, 2025 at Rocket Arena, Cleveland.

Score by Quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Suns	21	33	35	24	113
Cavaliers	37	30	29	33	129

Top Performers

Suns

Cavaliers

Suns vs Cavaliers Box Score

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Collin Gillespie G	27	17	6	5	2	1	2	6-15	5-11	0-0	-17
Devin Booker G	32	32	2	4	1	1	1	13-25	2-4	4-4	-12
Dillon Brooks GF	34	20	3	3	3	0	1	7-15	2-4	4-4	-13
Royce O'Neale F	27	9	2	1	1	0	4	4-10	1-6	0-1	-16
Mark Williams C	23	2	9	2	0	1	1	0-3	0-0	2-2	-12
Bench
Jordan Goodwin G	22	4	15	2	1	0	1	1-11	0-2	2-3	-11
Isaiah Livers F	6	0	2	1	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+4
Nigel Hayes-Davis F	3	5	3	0	0	0	0	2-2	1-1	0-0	+8
Jamaree Bouyea G	15	18	3	4	0	0	0	7-12	2-3	2-2	-4
Oso Ighodaro F	20	0	1	1	0	0	1	0-4	0-0	0-0	-12
Khaman Maluach C	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	+8
Rasheer Fleming F	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	+8
Ryan Dunn F	19	6	5	0	0	0	1	2-7	2-4	0-0	-11

Cleveland Cavaliers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jarrett Allen C	26	16	11	3	0	0	2	7-12	0-0	2-2	+18
Dean Wade FC	23	5	5	2	2	0	0	2-5	1-3	0-0	+4
Donovan Mitchell G	29	34	10	7	2	1	4	10-18	4-7	10-12	+17
Darius Garland G	28	19	1	6	1	0	3	7-13	2-7	3-3	+15
Evan Mobley F	28	16	10	5	1	5	2	7-10	0-1	2-3	+15
Bench
Craig Porter G	28	2	9	2	1	1	0	1-3	0-2	0-0	+8
Jaylon Tyson F	31	18	2	3	0	0	1	7-16	3-6	1-2	+12
Tyrese Proctor G	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	-8
Sam Merrill G	22	16	1	1	0	0	2	6-14	4-9	0-0	+14
Thomas Bryant CF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1-2	1-2	0-0	-8
NaeQwan Tomlin F	12	0	4	1	0	2	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	-7

Suns vs Cavaliers Recap

The Cavaliers beat the Suns by scoring 37 points in the first quarter and never giving back the lead. Cleveland moved to 19-16 on the season, and Phoenix fell to 19-14.

The 16-point gap after the opening quarter held up. Phoenix won the middle two periods, 33-30 and 35-29, and trimmed the margin to 7 points after three, with the Cavaliers up 96-89. Cleveland then outscored Phoenix 33-24 in the fourth. The Cavaliers shot 48 of 96 from the field, against 42 of 105 for the Suns.

Donovan Mitchell led Cleveland with 34 points and 7 assists. Devin Booker answered with 32 for Phoenix, and Jordan Goodwin pulled down 15 rebounds. Jarrett Allen added 11 rebounds for the Cavaliers. Cleveland handed out 31 assists to Phoenix's 23.

The number to know: 18 of 22 at the free throw line, which gave Cleveland more points from the line than Phoenix's 14 of 16.

Team Stats

Suns	Stat	Cavaliers
42-105	Field Goals	48-96
40.0%	FG %	50.0%
15-36	3-Pointers	15-38
41.7%	3P %	39.5%
14-16	Free Throws	18-22
87.5%	FT %	81.8%
52	Rebounds	54
19	Off. Rebounds	14
23	Assists	31
8	Steals	7
5	Blocks	9
13	Turnovers	14
20	Fouls	17
4	Biggest Lead	24

Four Factors

Team	Effective FG%	Turnover %	Off. rebound %	FT rate (FTM/FGA)
Suns	47.1%	10.4%	32.2%	0.133
Cavaliers	57.8%	11.7%	29.8%	0.188

Dean Oliver's four factors decide most games: shooting, turnovers, offensive rebounding and free throws. Better side highlighted.

Suns vs Cavaliers Game Info

Date & time: Wednesday, December 31, 20253:30 PM ET / 12:30 PM PT

TV: Local TV onlyLocal: Suns Arizona's Family Sports · Cavaliers Rock Entertainment Sports Network

Arena: Rocket ArenaCleveland

Season: 2025-26 NBA SeasonRegular season

Suns vs Cavaliers Season Stats 2025-26

Suns 82 GPCavaliers 82 GP

112.6#26

Points per game

119.5#4

111.1#6

Opponent points

115.4#15

45.5%#28

Field goal %

48.2%#7

36.1%#12

Three-point %

36.0%#13

78.1%#15

Free throw %

77.6%#17

43.1#20

Rebounds

44.4#11

24.6#27

Assists

28.3#8

9.5#4

Steals

8.5#14

4.2#24

Blocks

5.0#11

13.5#11

Turnovers

13.3#9

Regular-season averages; rank of 30 teams.

Recent Form & Head-to-Head

2025-26 season seriesSuns 1-0

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That covers Suns vs Cavaliers: score, leaders and box score above. Next: Suns visit the Thunder Oct 26; Cavaliers host the Timberwolves Oct 26.

Suns vs Cavaliers FAQs

Who won Suns vs Cavaliers on Dec 31, 2025?

The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Phoenix Suns 129-113 on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at Rocket Arena in Cleveland. Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 34 points.

What are the Suns and Cavaliers records?

After this game the Suns were 19-14 and the Cavaliers were 19-16 this season.

Who was the top scorer in Suns vs Cavaliers?

Devin Booker scored 32 for the Suns. Donovan Mitchell scored 34 for the Cavaliers.

Who leads the Suns vs Cavaliers season series?

The Suns lead the regular-season series 1-0 this season.

Who won the last Suns vs Cavaliers game?

The Suns beat the Cavaliers 126-113 on Jan 30, 2026 at home.

Where was Suns vs Cavaliers played?

At Rocket Arena in Cleveland, the home arena of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

What was the score by quarter in Suns vs Cavaliers?

Suns-Cavaliers: Q1 21-37, Q2 33-30, Q3 35-29, Q4 24-33.

What is next for the Suns and Cavaliers?

Suns visit the Thunder on Monday, October 26 at 8:00 PM ET; Cavaliers host the Timberwolves on Monday, October 26 at 7:00 PM ET.