PHOENIX – Phoenix Suns guard Jalen Green continues to play the best basketball of his career by setting franchise history in Saturday’s win over the Utah Jazz. The 24-year-old exploded for a 20-point half and continued his dominance with an 11-point third quarter. The combo guard was slicing and dicing Utah defenders and getting to his spots with easy.

Green’s is the first time a Suns player score 30+ points in 22 minutes or less, and he is setting up to make the final two weeks of the playoff race interesting in the West.

Mar 28, 2026; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Jalen Green (4) against the Utah Jazz in the second half at Mortgage Matchup Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

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Green makes franchise history:

The former second overall pick has had similar scoring outbursts like Saturday’s game, scoring 29 points on 22 shots in 22 minutes vs. the Los Angeles Clippers in November. When Green takes 20 or more shots this season, he is averaging 24.7 points on 44.3% shooting and 33.7% from 3 on 10.1 attempts.

Despite the poor shooting percentage, the last six instances of him shooting 20+ shots all came in the past three weeks, where he shot greater than 50% four times.

Mar 28, 2026; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Jalen Green (4) against the Utah Jazz in the first half at Mortgage Matchup Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

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Injuries have forced Green to take more shots, but he has recently starting getting more efficient. The change in shooting percentage could be credited to finally getting healthy and adjusting to the personnel around him. Green spoke postgame about how he feels and stated that his health is good, but the bounce is touch and go.

The injuries could still have Green rusty using his athleticism, but the bright side is he is forced to create separation of moves instead of raw athletic ability. The 6’4 guard is growing as the season progressing and is peaking at the perfect time with nine games left.

The franchise is 3.5 games behind the Houston Rockets for the sixth seed in the West. Houston plays four teams with winning records in the final nine games of the season, including Phoenix on April 7th. In its final eight games, the Suns play five teams with winning records and ill have a tough making up the games needed to get out of the Play-In.

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However, if Green remans at this level of play, and starters like Dillon Brooks and Mark Williams return to the lineup, Phoenix could carry some serious momentum heading into April.

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