The Cleveland Cavaliers took care of business vs. the Phoenix Suns. Even though they didn’t have Caris LeVert (wrist), Isaac Okoro (shoulder), and Evan Mobley (calf), they still managed to win. The Cavaliers won 118-92 in a well-balanced effort.

BROOKLYN – The Cleveland Cavaliers brought the Phoenix Suns back down to earth Monday afternoon. The NBA’s best team ran away from the Suns, 118-92, after leading by as many as 32 points on Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.

PHOENIX -- Life comes quickly - even in the NBA - and the Phoenix Suns learned that lesson on Monday afternoon in a crushing loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. What was a competitive first quarter that looked to potentially develop into a potentially strong victory quickly turned into an embarrassing blowout.

Undermanned and tasked with facing one of the NBA's top offenses, the Cavs found a way to pick apart a lethal Suns team.

The Cavs have beaten Phoenix and will keep ... Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson provided some injury updates prior to Monday's game against the Suns. The Cavs will be without Evan Mobley ...

Although the Cavs were without Evan Mobley in their recent win against the Suns, they were able to find a spark from Tristan Thompson.

BROOKLYN – The Cleveland Cavaliers brought the Phoenix Suns back down to earth Monday ... tough travel on the road,” Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson said after the game.

PHOENIX -- Today is potentially one of the biggest days of the season for the Phoenix Suns (21-20) - who are looking to expand on the newly-earned winning record against the NBA's best team to this point in the Cleveland Cavaliers (35-6).

The NBA trade deadline is Feb. 6 and the buzz around notable players and teams is building. Keep an eye on players such as Jimmy Butler, Cameron Johnson, and Zach LaVine, who'll be linked to possible trades. Another star who has emerged in trade talks is Sacramento Kings guard De'Aaron Fox.

Injuries have challenged the top-ranked Cavaliers, but could this hypothetical three-team trade bolster their frontcourt?

The reigning rookie of the year is an NBA All-Star for the first time, with the 21-year-old from France one of the 14 players announced Thursday night as members of the reserve pool for the midseason exhibition that will take place Feb. 16 at the home of the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco.

Veteran guard Bogdan Bogdanovic has been ruled out of the trip to the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse due to personal reasons while offensive leader Trae Young is considered day-to-day after picking up a slight hamstring problem.