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Suns’ Grayson Allen questionable, rest of team available for play-in game vs. Trail Blazers

The Suns listed guard Grayson Allen questionable for Tuesday's play-in tournament game against the Trail Blazers with left hamstring soreness. 

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The Phoenix Suns listed shooting guard Grayson Allen as questionable with left hamstring soreness for Tuesday’s play-in tournament game against the Portland Trail Blazers.

The Suns did not put any other players on the injury report, signaling that Jalen Green (right knee soreness) and Jordan Goodwin (left ankle sprain) will be good to go despite exiting Phoenix’s game last Wednesday early.

The Trail Blazers listed forward Jerami Grant questionable with a right calf strain, as he has missed the final seven games of the regular season. Portland’s only other injury report listee was Damian Lillard (out), the nine-time All-Star who has not played this season while recovering from a torn Achilles.

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Allen left Friday’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers in the second quarter after grabbing his hamstring and heading to the locker room. The game was meaningless for Phoenix’s play-in seeding.

Allen played in 51 games during the regular season due to various injuries, but he averaged a career-high 16.5 points per game.

Grant played 57 games this year and put up 18.6 points per game on 39% shooting from beyond the arc. He’s played 35 career playoff games, more than most of the Blazers’ largely inexperienced roster aside from Jrue Holiday and Robert Williams III.

The Suns and Blazers will tip off on Tuesday at 7 p.m. MST, and the winner will clinch the seventh seed in the Western Conference playoff bracket. That team will face the San Antonio Spurs in the first round.

The loser will play on Friday in a win-or-go-home game for the eighth seed and a date with the Oklahoma City Thunder.

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Alex Weiner D-backs reporter and ArizonaSports.com editor

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Salvador Martinez 4 months ago

Fire Ott. Grayson should not have even been playing in that meaningless game. Ott is an idiot when it comes to lineups and playing time.

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AZfan 64 4 months ago

Grayson playing not playing is irrelevant at this point. We’re so broken right now another 6’5 guard on the floor will do nothing.

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The Skyhawk 4 months ago

Shredder?