OKLAHOMA CITY — Phoenix Suns guard Jordan Goodwin will miss the second half of Sunday’s Game 1 against Oklahoma City on April 19 at Paycom Center with left calf soreness.
Goodwin checked out of the game with 6:54 left in the first half. He finished with two points on 1-of-4 shooting, going 0 of 3 from 3-point range.
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Goodwin played just five minutes as he picked up two quick fouls in the first quarter.
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Phoenix Suns, OKC Thunder face off in first round of NBA playoffs
Phoenix Suns guard Jalen Green (4) dribbles down the court as Oklahoma City Thunder guard Jalen Williams (8) defends in the first quarter during game one of the first round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City on April 19, 2026.
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Phoenix Suns, OKC Thunder face off in first round of NBA playoffs
Phoenix Suns guard Jalen Green (4) dribbles down the court as Oklahoma City Thunder guard Jalen Williams (8) defends in the first quarter during game one of the first round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City on April 19, 2026.
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Phoenix Suns, OKC Thunder face off in first round of NBA playoffs
Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks (3) walks down the court after a play against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first quarter during game one of the first round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City on April 19, 2026.
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Phoenix Suns guard Jalen Green (4) drives around Oklahoma City Thunder guard Jalen Williams (8) in the first quarter during game one of the first round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City on April 19, 2026.
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Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) drives as Phoenix Suns guard Jordan Goodwin (23) defends in the first quarter during game one of the first round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City on April 19, 2026.
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Phoenix Suns, OKC Thunder face off in first round of NBA playoffs
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) and Oklahoma City Thunder guard Jalen Williams (8) celebrate after a play against the Phoenix Suns in the first quarter during game one of the first round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City on April 19, 2026.
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Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) dunks against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first quarter during game one of the first round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City on April 19, 2026.
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Oklahoma City Thunder center Chet Holmgren (7) loses the ball as he falls between Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks (3) and guard Jalen Green (4) in the first quarter during game one of the first round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City on April 19, 2026.
Royce O’Neale started the second half for Goodwin as Phoenix trailed 65-44 at the break. The Suns were already down Mark Williams (left foot soreness) and Grayson Allen (left hamstring strain) has yet to play despite being available.
Goodwin was coming off a 19-point effort in Friday’s 111-96 win over Golden State to advance to NBA playoffs as an eighth seed in the Western Conference.
He scored 11 of those 19 points in the fourth quarter on 4-of-4 field as he shot 3-of-3 from 3. He added two steals, an assist and rebound in the fourth of that win.
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Goodwin scored a career-high 26 points, going 8-of-13 from 3, in Phoenix’s 108-105 win over Oklahoma City in January.
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This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Suns guard Jordan Goodwin out rest of Game 1 vs NBA champs