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.

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

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.

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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

Phoenix Suns (21-20, 11th in the Western Conference ... The Suns average 113.2 points per game, 1.1 more than the 112.1 the Cavaliers allow. TOP PERFORMERS: Donovan Mitchell is averaging 23.1 points and 4.5 assists for the Cavaliers.

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell, second from right, goes to the basket between Phoenix Suns center Nick Richards (2) and guard Grayson Allen (8) in the first half of an NBA basketball ...

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.

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