Although the Phoenix Suns are in the midst of arguably their roughest stretch of the 2025-26 season, having lost seven of their past 10 games, the scoring chops from key guards remains a silver lining.<\/p>\n
Over those past 10 games (heading into an April 2 contest against the white-hot Charlotte Hornets), Devin Booker or Jalen Green has been the game\u2019s high scorer in nine of them \u2014 with Collin Gillespie\u2019s 24 points against the San Antonio Spurs on March 19 being the lone exception.<\/p>\n
In that time, Green became the first player in Suns franchise history<\/a> to score 30 or more points in 22 minutes or fewer in a game. He accomplished the feat in a 134-109 win over the Utah Jazz, finishing with 31 points in 22 minutes without attempting a single free throw. He shot 13-of-22 from the floor and 5-of-11 from 3-point range.<\/p>\n Not to be outdone, Book followed that stellar performance with one of his own. In the 131-105 win over the Memphis Grizzlies, Booker scored 36 points on a video game-esque 16-of-24 shooting (4-of-6 from 3-point range). Like Green, he did so without attempting a free throw. His 36 points without an attempt from the charity stripe were the second-most in franchise history<\/a>.<\/p>\n Suns bucket-getters will make them a tough out in the playoffs<\/p>\n The elite and efficient scoring output from Booker and Green shows just how skilled those guards are when locked in. Putting up 30+ points without being the beneficiary of foul calls that send them to the free-throw line puts them in a rarified territory in today\u2019s NBA, where guys like Luka Doncic, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, James Harden, and others thrive by drawing contact (and whistles) to then cash in at the charity stripe.<\/p>\n Western Conference contenders in the San Antonio Spurs, Los Angeles Lakers, and Los Angeles Clippers (a possible Suns play-in tournament opponent) are all efficient at limiting foul trouble. Those three squads rank within the top six in the league for fewest fouls committed per game \u2014 discipline that may not help them against the likes of Booker, Green, and the Suns.<\/p>\n