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Dan Majerle scored 20 points leading the Cleveland Cavaliers past the Phoenix Suns 89-74 Sunday night in Phoenix.

Chris Mills and Terrell Brandon added 18 points apiece for the Cavaliers, the NBA’s top defensive team which limited its 27th opponent this season to under 100 points.

Cavaliers 89, Suns 74

CLEVELAND (89)

Mills 8-15 1-2 18, Ferry 5-15 2-2 13, Cage 3-3 0-1 6, Phills 4-9 3-4 12, Brandon 6-9 6-7 18, Majerle 5-10 10-12 20, Sura 0-1 0-0 0, Lang 1-1 0-0 2, Crotty 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-63 22-28 89.

PHOENIX (74)

Finley 7-14 6-8 20, Green 4-7 1-2 10, Kleine 2-8 1-1 5, Carr 2-7 0-0 4, Perry 3-11 1-2 7, Person 4-11 1-2 12, Tisdale 4-8 1-2 9, Smith 2-8 2-2 7. Totals 28-74 13-19 74.

Cleveland 19 26 17 27 - 89 Phoenix 19 11 20 24 - 74

3-Point goals-Cleveland 3-12 (Phills 1-3, Mills 1-3, Ferry 1-4, Majerle 0-2), Phoenix 5-17 (Person 3-4, Green 1-1, Smith 1-5, Carr 0-1, Finley 0-3, Perry 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds- Cleveland 42 (Cage 8), Phoenix 47 (Green 12). Assists-Cleveland 23 (Brandon 8), Phoenix 20 (Finley, Perry 5). Total fouls- Cleveland 20, Phoenix 25. Technical-Phoenix illegal defense. A-19,023 (19,023).