Suns send Cavs to sixth straight loss:
, who missed his second straight game with left shoulder soreness.
Crawford scored eight points in a surge early in the fourth quarter to give the Suns a 101-86 lead, and Jackson's baseline drive and dunk followed by his blocked shot that set up a fast-break layup at the other end gave the Suns a 17-point lead.converted a pair of four-point plays in the first quarter. He hit a 3 and was fouled with 5:57 left, then repeated the feat just before the quarter buzzer to give the Suns a 31-23 lead.
Jackson hit back-to-back 3s for a 48-31 Suns lead at the 7:06 mark of the second quarter. The Suns scored 40 points in the second quarter and took a 71-52 lead into halftime, making 60 per cent of their shots. The Cavaliers battled back from a 22-point deficit early in the third quarter to cut the Suns' lead to 89-82, and trailed 91-84 going into the fourth. Sexton scored nine points in the third.Crawford, with a four-point play of his own in the second quarter, became the NBA's career leader in that category with 54, which doesn't include five in the playoffs.played his final NBA game in his hometown. Frye plans to retire at the end of this season.
SUNS: Bridges became the first Suns rookie and 11th in NBA history to reach 100 steals and 100 3-pointers in a season. He came into the game with 123 steals, and knocked down a pair of first-quarter 3s to reach 100. ... The 71 first-half points were a season high for the Suns. They scored 69 in the first 24 minutes at Chicago last November. ... Jackson blocked five shots.___
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