CLEVELAND -- — Donovan Mitchell scored 34 points, Darius Garland added 19 and the Cleveland Cavaliers pulled away in the fourth quarter to defeat the Phoenix Suns 129-113 on Wednesday to snap their four-game winning streak.

It was Mitchell's 18th 30-point game this season, third-most in the league, after he had only 10 points in Monday night's win at San Antonio. The All-Star guard — fourth in the league in scoring at 29.7 points per game — was 10 of 18 from the field, including four 3-pointers, and also had 10 rebounds and seven assists in 30 minutes.

Jaylon Tyson had 18 points and Sam Merrill added 16. Evan Mobley (16 points, 10 rebounds) and Jarrett Allen (16 points, 11 rebounds) both had double-doubles.

Cleveland has won two straight and improved to 19-16 after going 7-7 in December.

Devin Booker led Phoenix with 32 points, including 20 in the third quarter as the Suns rallied from a 67-54 halftime deficit to get within two late in the quarter. Dillon Brooks had 20 points, all in the first half, and Collin Gillespie added 17.

After Phoenix got within 91-89 on a pair of free throws by Jordan Goodwin, the Cavaliers regained control with a 24-5 run as Mitchell scored eight points and Tyson added six. Cleveland was 10 of 13 from the field while Phoenix went 2 of 10.

Cleveland's largest lead was 24 points at 125-101 with less than four minutes remaining in the fourth quarter.

Phoenix had an 8-5 lead before the Cavaliers scored 16 straight points, including four straight 3-pointers.

The Suns go into 2026 with a 19-14 record after going 7-5 in December.

Up next

Suns: Host the Sacramento Kings on Friday.

Cavaliers: Host the Denver Nuggets on Friday.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Mark Williams vs. Jarrett Allen (Collin Gillespie gains possession)	0	0
11:43	Royce O'Neale makes 24-foot three point jumper (Collin Gillespie assists)	0	3
11:43	Donovan Mitchell shooting foul	0	3
11:43	Royce O'Neale misses free throw 1 of 1	0	3
11:40	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	0	3
11:20	Darius Garland misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	3
11:18	Dean Wade offensive rebound	0	3
11:17	Dean Wade makes tip shot	2	3
11:07	Dillon Brooks makes 27-foot three pointer	2	6
10:49	Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	6
10:46	Royce O'Neale defensive rebound	2	6
10:35	Collin Gillespie misses 23-foot three point jumper	2	6
10:32	Mark Williams offensive rebound	2	6
10:28	Dillon Brooks misses 5-foot fade away jump shot	2	6
10:27	Dean Wade defensive rebound	2	6
10:17	Donovan Mitchell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Evan Mobley assists)	5	6
9:56	Dillon Brooks makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Devin Booker assists)	5	8
9:43	Donovan Mitchell makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot	7	8
9:31	Dillon Brooks misses 9-foot two point shot	7	8
9:29	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	7	8
9:22	Evan Mobley makes 1-foot dunk (Darius Garland assists)	9	8
9:06	Devin Booker misses two point shot	9	8
9:04	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	9	8
9:01	Darius Garland makes 25-foot running jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists)	12	8
8:51	Royce O'Neale bad pass turnover (Donovan Mitchell steals)	12	8
8:45	Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot running jump shot	12	8
8:44	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	12	8
8:44	Cavaliers Full timeout	12	8
8:39	Darius Garland misses 26-foot three point jumper	12	8
8:37	Donovan Mitchell offensive rebound	12	8
8:36	Donovan Mitchell bad pass turnover (Dillon Brooks steals)	12	8
8:32	Royce O'Neale steps out of bounds turnover	12	8
8:19	Evan Mobley offensive foul	12	8
8:19	Evan Mobley offensive foul turnover	12	8
8:19	Sam Merrill enters the game for Evan Mobley	12	8
8:08	Royce O'Neale misses driving floating jump shot	12	8
8:04	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	12	8
7:57	Sam Merrill makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dean Wade assists)	15	8
7:37	Collin Gillespie misses 10-foot step back jumpshot	15	8
7:35	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	15	8
7:27	Sam Merrill makes 26-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)	18	8
7:26	Suns Full timeout	18	8
7:26	Jaylon Tyson enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	18	8
7:26	Jordan Goodwin enters the game for Collin Gillespie	18	8
7:09	Royce O'Neale misses 29-foot three point jumper	18	8
7:05	Dean Wade defensive rebound	18	8
6:55	Dean Wade makes 25-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)	21	8
6:42	Jordan Goodwin misses 24-foot three point jumper	21	8
6:39	Dean Wade defensive rebound	21	8
6:29	Darius Garland misses driving floating jump shot	21	8
6:27	Mark Williams defensive rebound	21	8
6:24	Royce O'Neale lost ball turnover (Dean Wade steals)	21	8
6:18	Sam Merrill misses 26-foot three point jumper	21	8
6:16	Mark Williams defensive rebound	21	8
5:54	Devin Booker misses 18-foot two point shot	21	8
5:51	Jordan Goodwin offensive rebound	21	8
5:49	Dillon Brooks makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jordan Goodwin assists)	21	11
5:35	Jaylon Tyson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Allen assists)	24	11
5:22	Royce O'Neale makes layup (Mark Williams assists)	24	13
5:01	Sam Merrill misses 10-foot pullup jump shot	24	13
4:59	Jordan Goodwin defensive rebound	24	13
4:58	Jordan Goodwin out of bounds bad pass turnover	24	13
4:58	Craig Porter Jr. enters the game for Dean Wade	24	13
4:58	Ryan Dunn enters the game for Mark Williams	24	13
4:58	Oso Ighodaro enters the game for Royce O'Neale	24	13
4:40	Darius Garland makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Jarrett Allen assists)	26	13
4:19	Ryan Dunn makes 23-foot three point jumper (Devin Booker assists)	26	16
4:01	Craig Porter Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper	26	16
3:58	Jordan Goodwin defensive rebound	26	16
3:53	Craig Porter Jr. blocks Oso Ighodaro's running layup	26	16
3:50	Craig Porter Jr. defensive rebound	26	16
3:45	Jaylon Tyson makes 6-foot running jump shot	28	16
3:21	Devin Booker misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	28	16
3:19	Sam Merrill defensive rebound	28	16
3:11	Sam Merrill misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	28	16
3:09	Craig Porter Jr. offensive rebound	28	16
3:09	Dillon Brooks personal foul	28	16
3:09	Evan Mobley enters the game for Darius Garland	28	16
3:09	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Jarrett Allen	28	16
3:09	Collin Gillespie enters the game for Devin Booker	28	16
3:09	Jamaree Bouyea enters the game for Dillon Brooks	28	16
3:05	Collin Gillespie shooting foul	28	16
3:05	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 3	29	16
3:05	Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 2 of 3	29	16
3:05	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	29	16
3:05	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 3 of 3	30	16
2:45	Evan Mobley blocks Jordan Goodwin 's 1-foot driving floating jump shot	30	16
2:43	Collin Gillespie offensive rebound	30	16
2:42	Collin Gillespie misses 35-foot three point jumper	30	16
2:41	Suns offensive team rebound	30	16
2:41	shot clock turnover	30	16
2:26	Sam Merrill misses driving layup	30	16
2:26	Collin Gillespie defensive rebound	30	16
2:08	Ryan Dunn misses layup	30	16
2:06	Ryan Dunn offensive rebound	30	16
2:06	Ryan Dunn misses two point shot	30	16
2:04	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	30	16
1:57	Collin Gillespie blocks Jaylon Tyson 's 2-foot driving layup	30	16
1:53	Evan Mobley offensive rebound	30	16
1:52	Evan Mobley makes 1-foot dunk	32	16
1:43	Collin Gillespie misses 8-foot pullup jump shot	32	16
1:41	Craig Porter Jr. defensive rebound	32	16
1:38	Sam Merrill bad pass turnover (Jordan Goodwin steals)	32	16
1:35	Jordan Goodwin misses driving layup	32	16
1:32	Jordan Goodwin offensive rebound	32	16
1:32	Jordan Goodwin misses tip shot	32	16
1:31	Jordan Goodwin offensive rebound	32	16
1:30	Jordan Goodwin misses two point shot	32	16
1:29	Ryan Dunn offensive rebound	32	16
1:27	Collin Gillespie misses 27-foot three point jumper	32	16
1:25	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	32	16
1:20	Evan Mobley makes 1-foot running dunk (Donovan Mitchell assists)	34	16
1:06	Evan Mobley blocks Jamaree Bouyea 's 13-foot driving floating jump shot	34	16
1:05	Craig Porter Jr. defensive rebound	34	16
57.9	Evan Mobley misses 1-foot two point shot	34	16
55.5	Collin Gillespie defensive rebound	34	16
54.1	Sam Merrill personal foul	34	16
43.2	Jamaree Bouyea misses 17-foot step back jumpshot	34	16
41.2	Jordan Goodwin offensive rebound	34	16
39.4	Jordan Goodwin makes tip shot	34	18
31.3	Jaylon Tyson misses 26-foot three point jumper	34	18
29.4	Jordan Goodwin defensive rebound	34	18
20.3	Collin Gillespie bad pass turnover (Donovan Mitchell steals)	34	18
17.9	Donovan Mitchell makes running layup	36	18
17.9	Jordan Goodwin shooting foul	36	18
17.9	Dean Wade enters the game for Sam Merrill	36	18
17.9	Royce O'Neale enters the game for Ryan Dunn	36	18
17.9	Devin Booker enters the game for Jamaree Bouyea	36	18
17.9	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 1	37	18
4.7	Collin Gillespie makes 32-foot three pointer	37	21
0.0	Donovan Mitchell misses driving layup	37	21
0.0	Collin Gillespie defensive rebound	37	21
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	37	21

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Rocket Arena

Cleveland, OH

Date & Time

8:30 PM, December 31, 2025

Coverage

FanDuel SN OH, Arizona's Family 3TV, Suns Live, NBA TV

Attendance

19,432

Referees

Courtney Kirkland, Eric Dalen, Dannica Baroody

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	38	25	.603	W1
Phoenix	36	27	.571	W1
Golden State	32	30	.516	W1
LA Clippers	30	32	.484	L1
Sacramento	14	50	.219	L3

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	45	16	.738	L2
Cleveland	39	24	.619	W2
Milwaukee	26	35	.426	L4
Chicago	26	37	.413	W1
Indiana	15	48	.238	L8

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