Jalen Green scored 29 points and sank six 3-pointers in his season debut as the host Phoenix Suns beat the short-handed Los Angeles Clippers 115-102 on Thursday.
Devin Booker added 24 points, Grayson Allen produced 18 points and four 3-pointers and Royce O'Neale had 17 points and five threes for the Suns, who made 19 treys, one short of a season high. Phoenix won for the third time in four games.
Ivica Zubac amassed a season-high 23 points and 11 rebounds, Cam Christie logged 17 points and John Collins had 13 for the Clippers, who took their third straight defeat.
Los Angeles played without leading scorers Kawhi Leonard and James Harden.
Leonard (24.3 points per game) missed his second straight game due to a sprained right knee. Harden (23.3) did not play for personal reasons, the Clip

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