Suns end Warriors' run, earn date with Thunder in NBA playoffs

Jalen Green missed all three regular-season meetings between the Phoenix Suns and Golden State Warriors. He made up for it Friday.Green scored 36 points — including 13 in the third quarter — to lead the Suns past the Warriors, 111-96, in a Play-In Tournament elimination game in Phoenix.After blowing an 11-point fourth-quarter lead in Thursday’s 7-8 matchup, the Suns didn’t let this one slip. They held off the Warriors to secure the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference and a first-round matchup with the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder.Advertisement