Boozer sees limited action as Cavaliers fall to Suns on Friday
PHOENIX - Shawn Marion had 21 points and 16 rebounds as the Phoenix Suns overcame an awful shooting night to beat Cleveland 78-74 in their home opener Friday night.
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Marion's 3-pointer, the Suns' first of the season after 14 misses, put Phoenix ahead 73-68 with 1:27 to play. His two free throws with 1:05 to go made it 75-68.
The Cavaliers, who finished their season-opening road trip 1-2, led 59-52 after three quarters but shot 4-for-18 from the field in the fourth.
Neither team could find the basket most of the night. Phoenix shot 33 percent and Cleveland 35 percent.
Stephon Marbury's two missed free throws with 14.4 seconds to play gave Cleveland a chance to go for the tying 3-pointer, but Bimbo Coles lost the ball out of bounds against the pressure defense of Scott Williams.
Rookie Amare Stoudemire clinched it by making one of two free throws.
Marbury, who sat out the Suns' opener in an NBA suspension for a drunk-driving conviction, had 15 points and 10 assists for Phoenix. Stoudemire had 10 points and eight rebounds but was just 4-for-15 shooting.
Ricky Davis scored 21 for the Cavs. Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 17 points and a career-high 22 rebounds for Cleveland but was only 6-for-22 from the field, 2-for-15 after the first quarter.
Juneau's Carlos Boozer, a rookie power forward with the Cavaliers, only played one minute and didn't score or grab a rebound.