Cleveland Cavaliers Vs Phoenix Suns Live Streaming

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Shaquille O’Neal returns to the desert on Monday for the first time since he was traded from the Suns in offseason.

O’Neal, who averaged almost 18 points per game last year, is struggled to fit in with Cleveland. His conditioning wasn’t up to par and it has taken him significantly longer to get into shape. That’s part of the reason why his minutes, points and rebounds are all way down.

"It's a big game Monday. We've got to take care of home court no matter who comes in. They're playing somewhat well so far. So we've got to make sure we take care of King James and the old Shaqtus,” Amar’e Stoudemire told the Arizona Republic.

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The Suns are looking to extend their home win streak to 20 straight and they will get the Cavs on the tail end of a back to back. The Suns also caught the Magic on the second of a back to back 10 days ago, and earned a three-point home win in the process.

The Suns are looking to avenge a bad loss early this year to the Cavs. Phoenix faced the Cavs Dec. 2, a night after losing badly to the New York Knicks. Cleveland added to the Suns’ misery, winning the game 107-90.

Away for the holidays

Tonight’s game is the second of a crucial four-game road swing for Cleveland. After Monday’s game, the Cavs face Sacramento on Wednesday and the Lakers on Christmas Day.

''It is a difficult trip coming up. It is a good test for us. You know that every time that we get into focus mode, we play pretty well,'' O'Neal told the Akron Beacon Journal. ''We are going to a lot of nice cities, but we are going to be locked in as soon as we get on the plane.''

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Phoenix guard Jason Richardson scored 22 points on 10 of 18 shooting Saturday night after sitting out Thursday’s game because of a hand injury.

A healthy Richardson is critical for Phoenix’s attack. The club’s offense isn’t nearly as potent without the sweet-shooting two-guard on the perimeter and Richardson’s absence is especially damaging with Leandro Barbosa still recovering from an ankle injury.

Putting it all together

The Suns will go for their 20th straight home win against the Cavs after a dominating 121-95 win over the hapless Wizards on Saturday night.

While the win didn’t come against a good team, it was how they won that had the Suns pleased afterwards. The Suns dominated throughout, taking a 16 point lead at halftime and did not allow the Wizards to make a run to get it close in the third quarter, opening up a 33 point lead in the quarter.

Stoudemire is playing his best basketball of the year, averaging 21 points and 11 rebounds over his last nine games and Steve Nash continues to do what he does best, distribute the basketball. He had 15 assists against the Wizards on Saturday.

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Is there a better teammate in the NBA than LeBron James? Last year he pushed hard for Mo Williams’ All-Star selection and earlier this season he criticized coach Mike Brown for keeping Zydrunas Ilgauskas on the bench in a game the center could have set the record for most games played in a Cavs’ uniform.

Anderson Varejao is the latest to get an atta boy from King James.

"Andy is playing great basketball," James told the News Herald. "He's doing an unbelievable job of coming in and providing energy and helping our team win basketball games. He's always been huge at what he does for our team.

"When you talk about Sixth Man, what Andy does doesn't always show up in the box score," he said. "That's why he won't be part of that conversation because chasing down loose balls, taking charges and hustle plays don't show up in the box score."


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