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Green has missed the first four games of the season recovering from a right hamstring strain suffered during the preseason. However, the Suns made a noticeable change to his status on Tuesday.
The Phoenix Suns fell in overtime as Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen scored a career-high 51 points and the Suns allowed 28 rebounds in a 138-134 loss to Utah at Delta Center. Phoenix fell to 1-3 while the Jazz improved to 2-1.
Devin Booker called out the Suns’ slow starts after their 138-134 loss to the Jazz, saying Phoenix “needed this one."
The Phoenix Suns have listed guard Jalen Green as questionable ahead of Wednesday's matchup against the Memphis Grizzlies.
The Phoenix Suns return home after losing three games in a row on their initial road trip, but they may have found a viable option at point guard to pair with franchise face Devin Booker.
The Phoenix Suns drop to 1-2 after a loss to the Denver Nuggets in the second game of 3-game road trip that continues on Oct. 27 at Utah.
I see Phoenix winning one less game than last season and exceeding the over/under win total of 31.5, as the Suns’ defense and new style of play could end up surprising some teams behind a leader in Devin Booker, who I expect to have the best statistical season of his career.
Jalen Green and Mark Williams are X-factors for the Phoenix Suns who could swing the trajectory of the 2025-26 season and beyond.
The Los Angeles Clippers shot a blistering 59.2% from the field, going 16-of-29 from 3, and scored 52 points in the paint in blasting the Suns, 129-102, before a sellout crowd of 17,972 at Intuit Dome on Friday, Oct. 24.
Brooks has had to be the secondary scorer next to Booker with Green out and is averaging a career-high 19.3 points per game, while leading the team in field goal attempts (19.7 per game) and 3-point attempts (10.3 per game), which has led to a career-worst 37.3% field goal percentage.