Green scores 36 points, Suns lock down Warriors, Curry in 111-96 win in NBA's play-in tourney
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Jalen Green scored 36 points, Devin Booker added 20 and the Phoenix Suns locked down Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors, winning 111-96 in the NBA’s play-in tournament Friday night.
The Suns took the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference playoffs and will face the defending NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday in Game 1.
Green shot 14 of 20 from the field, including 8 of 14 on 3-pointers.
Booker and Golden State’s Draymond Green were both assessed two technical fouls late in the fourth quarter after exchanging words multiple times and were ejected.
The 38-year-old Curry couldn’t get many clean looks and finished with 17 points on 4-of-16 shooting.
Brandin Podziemski led the Warriors with 23 points.
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