Jalen Green made a triumphant season debut for the Phoenix Suns on Thursday, scoring 29 points in a dominant 115-102 NBA victory over the short-handed Los Angeles Clippers.

Green, a former number two overall draft pick acquired in the blockbuster off-season trade that sent Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets, injured a hamstring in training camp and missed the Suns' first eight games.

But the 23-year-old hit the ground running, connecting on 10 of 20 shots from the floor. His six three-pointers set a record for a Suns debut.

Green added three rebounds and three assists in 23 minutes on the floor.

"It felt good to be back," a beaming Green said in an on-court interview. "I was telling everybody on my team, I was like I couldn't even take my nap fully I was so anxious to get back on the

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