Valley Suns end inaugural G League season with playoff loss to Stockton Kings
The Valley Suns have been eliminated from the 2025 G League playoffs, falling to the Stockton Kings, 122-114, on Thursday night, April 3, at Adventist Health Arena in Stockton, California.
Phoenix Suns' two-way player TyTy Washington Jr. posted a triple-double. He scored 39 points, going 5-of-10 from 3-point range, adding 13 assists with only one turnover, 12 rebounds and two blocks for the fifth-seeded Valley Suns, who completed their inaugural G League season.
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The No. 1 seeded Kings closed the game on a 10-0 run after trailing 114-112 with two minutes left in the game.
Stockton is Sacramento's G League team coached by former Phoenix Suns assistant Quinton Crawford.
Mason Jones scored a game-high 47 points to go along with nine assists to lead the Kings, who will face the No. 2-seeded Austin Spurs in the conference finals on April 6 at home. Austin is San Antonio's G League team. The Spurs defeated Utah's G League team, the third-seeded Salt Lake City Stars, 123-113, on April 3 in Cedar Park, Texas.
The Maine Celtics will face the Osceola Magic in the Eastern Conference finals on April 6 in Kissimmee, Florida. Boston's G League team is a third seed while Orlando's G League squad is the top seed in the East.
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The G League finals, a best-of-3 series, starts April 8.
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