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

Donovan Mitchell scored 33 points — 23 in the second half — and Darius Garland added 16 as the Cleveland Cavaliers began the season’s unofficial second half by beating the Phoenix Suns 118-92 in a holiday matinee.

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.

Kevin Durant’s 13 points (5-of-9) and Tyus Jones’ 11 points (3-of-5 from 3) are the scores for Phoenix, which faces a 59-46 deficit at halftime. Devin Booker’s still trying to find his rhythm as he hit just 2-of-7 for six points.

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.

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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 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

Donovan Mitchell (game-high 33 points ... NBA-best Cleveland Cavaliers rip Phoenix Suns with 3s, offensive boards ASU's Jayden Quaintance among top freshmen in the country There's a chance ...

The Suns entered Monday's game 21-20 ... Spacing has allowed the Cavs to break through, and Phoenix isn't keeping up right now. Donovan Mitchell has 16 points and five assists.

The Cleveland Cavaliers aren’t playing their best basketball at the moment, but they’re assured of a spot in the 2025 NBA Playoffs, according to Basketball Reference’s Playoff Probabilities Report.

Edwards made 14 of 23 shots from the floor and scored 23 points in the second half as Minnesota pulled away after leading by 11 at halftime. Julius Randle had 21 points, while Rudy Gobert had 14 points and 14 rebounds for the Timberwolves,