For the Suns, not having to face off against the Cavaliers’ two-headed monster of Mobley and Jarrett Allen inside is a positive one thanks to their poor center play but newly acquired Nick Richards did impress in his first game with the team on Saturday.

Cleveland ranks among the nation's worst-performing big cities in terms of economic vitality, but improvements could be on the way. Why it matters: The Greater Cleveland Partnership, Northeast Ohio's leading economic development corporation,

The Phoenix Suns (21-20) make the fourth stop on a 5-game road trip against the Cleveland Cavaliers (35-6) on the MLK Day holiday Monday afternoon at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Tip-off is scheduled for 3:30 p.

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Bradley Beal and Nurkic were benched for the Jan. 6 game at Philadelphia. Nurkic played that game and the next against Charlotte in the second of a road back-to-back, but Suns coach Mike Budenholzer didn't play him the next two games against Atlanta and Utah.

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The middle portion of the Western Conference standings is a forgiving place. The struggling Suns were blown out by the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday, leaving them tied with the Warriors at 21-21. The Minnesota Timberwolves have fallen to 22-21, and the Warriors already own the tiebreaker over them.

After enigmatic coach Rick Majerus was hired by Utah in April of 1989, the Utes climbed back into the national picture, while BYU stayed fairly relevant under Roger Reid and then bottomed out in the 1996-97 season, going 1-25 with Reid being fired after seven games.

We have a big Week 14 ahead, beginning with the annual all-day MLK Day slate on Monday and featuring four nights with at least eight games, including a 14-gamer Saturday. However, we do have fewer four-game teams than usual, but there are still some solid under-started/rostered options at each position to consider.

There is plenty of afternoon action in the NBA on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and yours truly is eyeing a few plays in the prop market for Monday’s slate. S

Cleveland and Oklahoma City have followed similar paths to success in the years since the departure of their franchise icons.

Utah’s men’s basketball team hasn’t made the NCAA Tournament since Smith arrived in Salt Lake City. But coaching might not be the Utes' problem.