PHOENIX — The Clippers were hoping to spend the early weeks of the season building chemistry and sorting through their rotation fits with a revamped roster.

That’s been hard to do with some of their core players missing games, and overlapping absences are making wins hard to come by too.

Jalen Green scored 29 points in his Phoenix debut, Devin Booker added 24 points and the Suns beat a Clippers team that was playing without stars Kawhi Leonard and James Harden, 115-102, on Thursday night.

Ivica Zubac had 23 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Clippers, who held a 51-48 halftime lead before losing their third straight game. Cam Christie scored 17 off the bench, John Collins had 13 and Bogdan Bogdanovic added 12.

Harden missed the game for personal reasons, while Leonard was sidelined wit

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