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Jalen Green Scores 29 in Suns Debut as Phoenix Downs Short-Handed Clippers 115-102

The ex-Rocket returned from an eight-game hamstring absence to give Phoenix a needed scoring jolt.

Overview

  • Green logged 23 minutes and shot 10-for-20 with 6-of-13 from deep, setting a Suns debut record for made threes.
  • Devin Booker added 24 points as Phoenix blew the game open with a 40-23 third quarter to flip a 51-48 halftime deficit.
  • The Clippers were without Kawhi Leonard (right ankle sprain) and James Harden (personal reasons) in their third straight loss.
  • Bradley Beal was booed in his first game back in Phoenix and finished 2-for-14 for five points in 19–20 minutes under injury management.
  • Grayson Allen scored 18 while playing through illness, Dillon Brooks remained out with a core/groin issue, and the teams meet again Saturday in Los Angeles.