Preview: The Suns face the Cavaliers in a crucial game
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PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns (13-0) are continuing their efforts to qualify for the play-in tournament – and the Cleveland Cavaliers (0-0), one of the NBA's elite teams, will arrive tonight for their second meeting between the two teams this season.

Phoenix is in great form after two straight wins, while Cleveland suffered a rare losing streak.

克利夫兰队在1月21日的两队首次交锋中以118-92获胜——骑士队今晚的阵容将基本健康,他们只有G联赛的球员缺席。

The Phoenix team will be without Bradley Beal and Mason Plumlee, and Grayson Allen's form is still up in the air.

A brief preview of tonight's game:

The main attraction of tonight's game is likely to be the elite talent possessed by both sides.

克利夫兰队在埃文·莫布里和达柳斯·加兰的全明星赛季中表现出色,多诺万·米切尔有望再次入选NBA最佳阵容。菲尼克斯队继续拥有凯文·杜兰特这位有史以来最伟大的球员之一,德文·布克本赛季被认为是“低迷”的一个赛季,在得分和助攻数方面都排名前十。

Don't forget Ty Jerome, Jarrett Allen, Royce O'Neal or Ryan Dunn – it's a battle of quality talent across the board that should produce a more intriguing match than the first meeting.

Since being acquired by the Cleveland at the trade deadline, Hunter has performed well.

The former lottery pick has become a low-production offensive player, but the efficiency is still largely there – Virginia's offerings are perfect for one of the league's most intense defensive offenses.

Hunter could get significant playing time tonight against a less athletic Suns – and it's important that the Phoenix team finds a way to eliminate that advantage.

A seemingly refreshed Suns team is expected to head into this game with an intrinsic drive to secure the victory. Expect a more competitive performance against high-level opponents.

At the end of the day, it feels like Cleveland's talent will be able to beat a Suns team with more games to play — with less to use in terms of lineup.

太阳队对骑士队的比赛定于今晚亚利桑那时间晚上7点后不久开始。