Jalen Green hopes Suns get better calls, non-calls in Game 2 against Thunder

After a Game 1 beating, Green talked about the Thunder's defense. And, sneakily enough, tried to leverage being under the microphone to get more favorable calls and non-calls for the Suns. We've seen that strategy used ad nauseam from opposing teams when they face OKC. Let's see if the 17th time is the charm.

"I feel like there's a couple of bad calls for how we're gonna be playing in the playoffs and how the refs allowed them to play," Green said. "I think it got to be both ways or just called both the same foul both ways. One or the other."

Through one game, the David-Goliath Round 1 series has played out how everybody thought it would. The Thunder should come away with a relatively low-stress advancement. But if the Suns want to make things interesting, they likely need to try to create advantages outside of just pure basketball.

Trying to influence the next batch of NBA referees to give them a friendlier whistle is a timeless strategy. But even I don't think a couple of calls going your way will make up a 35-point difference. Doesn't mean Green can't try, though. I respect the gamesmanship.

"You want to be aggressive at the end of the day," Green said. "We just got to figure that out."

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