Overview
- In his first game after a right hamstring strain, Jalen Green scored 29 points in 23 minutes on 10-of-20 shooting with 6-of-13 from deep.
- Phoenix flipped a three-point halftime deficit by outscoring Los Angeles 40-23 in the third quarter to seize control.
- Devin Booker added 24 points, Grayson Allen had 18 while battling illness, Royce O’Neale scored 17 with 11 in the third, and Mark Williams posted 13 points and nine rebounds.
- The Clippers were without Kawhi Leonard (ankle) and James Harden (personal); Ivica Zubac led them with 23 points and 11 rebounds, and Cam Christie scored 17 off the bench.
- Bradley Beal was booed in his return to Phoenix and finished 2-for-14 for five points as the Suns moved to 4-5 with Dillon Brooks still out; the teams play again Saturday in Inglewood.