The Cleveland Cavaliers will visit the Phoenix Suns at Talking Stick Resort Arena on Monday evening.

Cleveland (19-58) is destined for the lottery in its first season since the departure of LeBron James in free agency. The Cavaliers are in the middle of yet another rough patch, as they have dropped five straight games heading into Monday's contest. Monday's trip to Phoenix will be the third game in a West Coast road trip that most recently took the Cavs to Los Angeles to face the Clippers. Cleveland lost by 24, but did see an impressive 21-point performance from rookie guard Colin Sexton. Sexton has come alive since the All-Star Break, averaging 20.9 points per game and shooting 43.5 percent from three-point range. While Sexton's play has impressed, it has not translated into many wins for the Cavaliers, who currently occupy 14th place in the Eastern Conference.


Phoenix (17-60) is in the middle of a five-game losing streak of its own. The team has lost its last three despite the historic play of shooting guard Devin Booker. Booker scored 59 in a loss to the Jazz last week, and has since followed up with two more big scoring nights. Booker scored 50 against the Wizards and 48 against the Grizzlies, making him the first player since Wilt Chamberlain to score 45 or more points in three straight games and lose all three. Booker is averaging a career-best 26.9 points per game on 58.3 percent true shooting. Booker's heroics have not been enough to salvage Phoenix's season, though, as the team is in last place in the West for the third straight year.


Cleveland earned a blowout win when these teams first met back in late February.