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The Phoenix Suns play their final home game of the regular season April 8 against the Dallas Mavericks at Mortgage Matchup Center.
The 7 p.m. game will be televised by 3TV and Arizona’s Family Sports.
The Suns (43-36) are coming off a 119-105 loss to the Houston Rockets in the first of a home back-to-back.
Rookie 7-footer Khaman Maluach will make his first career start as Mark Williams has been ruled out under left foot injury management.
The Suns are starting Devin Booker, Jalen Green, Jordan Goodwin, Dillon Brooks and Maluach.
Grayson Allen (right quad contusion) has been downgraded from questionable to out while Haywood Highsmith (right knee injury management) has also been ruled out.
The Mavs (25-54) are starting Ryan Nembhard, Max Christie, rookie Cooper Flagg, Khris Middleton and Marvin Bagley III.
Dallas is without Daniel Gafford (right shoulder impingement), Naji Marshall (left hip contusion), Caleb Martin (right planta fascia strain), Klay Thompson (rest), P.J. Washington (left elbow sprain), Brandon Williams (illness), Kyrie Irving (left knee surgery) and Dereck Lively II (right foot surgery).
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Green questionable to return, Goodwin out as Suns lead
Phoenix Suns guard Jalen Green is listed as questionable to return after suffering a right knee injury in the first quarter while Jordan Goodwin has been ruled out with a left ankle injury.
Green left the game with a limp with 8:10 left in the first quarter.
Goodwin checked out the game with 4:53 left in the first half.
Green and Goodwin both tested their injuries at halftime as they warmed up before the start of the second half. Ryan Dunn and Collin Gillespie started the second half in place of Green and Goodwin.
The Suns led 61-53 at the break and have an 88-80 advantage going into the fourth quarter.
Devin Booker has a game-high 27 points.
Jalen Green checks out of game with injury
Phoenix Suns guard Jalen Green limped to the locker room in the first quarter against the Dallas Mavericks with what appeared to be a right leg injury.
The athletic, talented guard checked out the game with 8:10 left in the first quarter. He had yet to check back in the game as the Suns led 54-50 with 2:42 left in the first half.
Green has played just 32 games in his first season with the Suns mostly due to a right hamstring injury that sidelined him 47 games.
This is after playing every game in his previous two seasons with the Houston Rockets.
Green is averaging 18.3 points this season.
Have opinions about the current state of the Suns? Reach Suns Insider Duane Rankin at [email protected] or contact him at 480-810-5518. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter, at @DuaneRankin.
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