Donovan Mitchell erupted for 33 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers cooled off the visiting Phoenix Suns with a 118-92 victory on Monday.

Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant was named an NBA All-Star Game starter in the frontcourt for the Western Conference on Thursday.

CLEVELAND (AP) Donovan Mitchell scored 33 points - 23 ... Kevin Durant scored 23 to lead Phoenix, which had won five of six. Devin Booker added 15 - 10 below his average - and had six turnovers.

Donovan Mitchell (game-high 33 points) and the Cavaliers (36-6) got their second straight win and improved their league-best record to 36-6 overall and 21-2 at home. Devin Booker had 15 points ...

Donovan Mitchell scored 36 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers ... proved too strong for a Phialdelphia lineup once again missing the injured Joel Embiid. In Detroit meanwhile, Devin Booker and Kevin Durant combined for 71 points as the Phoenix Suns squeezed ...

January 19 - It's been weeks since any team has been able to figure out a way to slow down Phoenix Suns stars Kevin Durant and Devin Booker ... seven assists from Donovan Mitchell and 29 points ...

The Eastern Conference leaders arrived in Minneapolis having lost two of their three previous NBA games. Read more at straitstimes.com.

By TOM WITHERS Donovan Mitchell scored 33 points — 23 in the second half — and Darius Garland added 16 as the Cavaliers began the season’s unofficial second half by dominating the Suns,

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Donovan Mitchell erupted for 33 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers cooled off the visiting Phoenix Suns with a 118-92 victory in the NBA on Monday. Mitchell also had five rebounds and five

LeBron James is extending his All-Star records. The NBA revealed the starters — some of them, anyway — for the revamped All-Star Game on Thursday night, and there wasn’t much in the way of surprises.

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