The bracket is set. In Orlando, the Magic put on a clinic, dismantling the Hornets 121-90 in what became the largest margin of victory in play-in tournament history. Charlotte never had a chance. Then in Phoenix, Jalen Green went for 36 on 8-of-14 from three — tying the play-in record for made threes — and Jordan Goodwin was a defensive nightmare with 6 steals, as the Suns held Curry to 4-of-16 shooting and eliminated Golden State. After the final buzzer, Draymond Green was ejected after a heated exchange with Devin Booker, and Steve Kerr acknowledged on the way out that his coaching tenure may be over. Playoff field is complete.

There was no thriller here, no Coby White buzzer-beater, no LaMelo layup to save the night. Orlando came out and body-slammed the Hornets from the opening possession and never let them breathe, building a 22-point lead by the end of the first quarter and never looking back. The 31-point margin was the largest in play-in tournament history.

Paolo Banchero set the tone immediately — 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting before the first quarter ended, attacking downhill, generating foul trouble for Charlotte's perimeter defenders, and making every early read. He finished with 25 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists while all five Magic starters reached double figures — a complete team-wide statement from a unit that had looked fragile just two nights earlier against Philadelphia. Franz Wagner added 18 points and 6 assists, operating smoothly in the mid-range and off ball screens all night. Wendell Carter Jr. was a force inside with 16 points and went 2-of-2 from three, while Jalen Suggs provided 12 points and the kind of perimeter pressure that made Charlotte's offense uncomfortable at every turn.

The defense was the real story. Orlando held the Hornets to 25 percent shooting in the first quarter, 26.7 percent through the opening half, and a final field goal percentage that reflected the complete shutdown of one of the league's best offenses. Charlotte, who averaged 43.3 three-point attempts per game this season, couldn't get clean looks at any point. The Magic held a 38-12 advantage in points in the paint through three quarters and dropped 10 assists to Charlotte's four in the first half alone. LaMelo Ball scored just 2 points in the first half — hampered by three personal fouls — before finishing with 23 points, 16 of which came in the third quarter when the game was already decided. Miles Bridges was held largely in check and picked up a technical foul after pushing Desmond Bane during a loose-ball sequence, a symptom of a night that never came close to resembling the thriller Charlotte survived against Miami.

The Hornets' season ends here. Their run — from play-in underdogs to OT heroics against the Heat — was a real story. It just ended on the wrong end of the biggest blowout in play-in history. Orlando earns the East 8-seed and opens the first round against the top-seeded Detroit Pistons beginning Sunday.

ORL 121 · CHA 90

This one was decided in the first quarter and again in the third, and Green was the reason both times. The Warriors, visibly gassed from their furious Wednesday comeback against the Clippers, ran into a Phoenix team that came out with something to prove — and a performance from Jalen Green that they had no answer for at any point in the night.

Phoenix opened on a 13-2 run after four Golden State turnovers — three of them steals from Jordan Goodwin — and pushed it to 33-15 through one quarter, holding the Warriors to 30 percent shooting and 1-of-9 from three. The Warriors responded in the second, cutting the lead to 50-45 by halftime on an 11-for-21 shooting stretch, with Brandin Podziemski leading the way with 12 first-half points. But then Green hit a three from the wing at the halftime buzzer to restore the five-point cushion, and the momentum never fully swung back. Phoenix rebuilt the lead in the third behind Green and Dillon Brooks, and when the Warriors finally got their best looks late, they couldn't convert consistently.

Green finished with 36 points on 14-of-20 shooting — going 8-of-14 from three, tying the play-in tournament record for made threes in a game — adding 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 blocks, and 2 steals. He was simply unstoppable, whether in transition, in pick-and-roll actions, or pulling up off the dribble against a closing defense that had no answer. Goodwin's 19 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 steals were equally critical — he started only 10 regular-season games but was one of the best players on the floor, hounding Curry all night and generating turnovers that fueled Phoenix's transition attack. Booker finished with 20 points and 8 assists, though he was inefficient shooting the ball before the fourth quarter.

Curry was held to 17 points on 4-of-16 shooting — limited by Goodwin's physical attention and whatever residue remained from Wednesday's effort. Podziemski led Golden State with 23 points and 10 rebounds. De'Anthony Melton added 16 off the bench. But Draymond Green was ejected in the fourth quarter after he and Booker exchanged heated words that escalated over multiple stoppages, both receiving two technical fouls and heading to the locker room early. Kerr subbed out Curry shortly after with the game out of reach — the two sharing a quiet courtside moment that felt pointed — and after the game, Kerr acknowledged his contract is expiring and that an exit from the franchise is possible.

The Warriors' season is over. Phoenix earns the West 8-seed and opens the first round against the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday.

PHX 111 · GSW 96

Jalen Green, Phoenix Suns — 36 points, 8-of-14 from three (tying the play-in record), 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 blocks, and 2 steals on 14-of-20 shooting in a must-win elimination game. He was the best player on the floor by a significant margin and carried a Phoenix team playing without Mark Williams and getting below-average games from both Booker and Brooks. Green has looked like a different player in Phoenix, and he's opening the playoffs against Oklahoma City with genuine momentum.

Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors — 17 points on 4-of-16 shooting in a season-ending loss. The knee injury context is real and the back-to-back elimination games in four days were brutal on a 38-year-old body, but Curry being held to 1-of-7 from three by Jordan Goodwin while accumulating 4 turnovers is simply not a winning formula. He went out for the season on a sideline moment with Kerr that felt like more than a substitution. Whatever's next for Golden State starts with answering that question.