The Suns Show MENTAL TOUGHNESS And BEAT Clippers AGAIN Despite Losing Jalen green To Injury…
The Phoenix Suns just proved something crucial: they’re built for adversity, not just highlight reels. After losing Jalen Green to a hamstring injury early against the LA Clippers, this team didn’t flinch—they dominated.
Benjamin Garcia breaks down why this gritty victory represents the perfect Suns win. This isn’t last year’s soft team. Devin Booker showed real leadership when officials tested his patience. Grayson Allen and Royce O’Neale hit clutch threes every time the Clippers threatened. The defense imposed its will. Garcia pushes back hard against fans sulking about injuries, arguing the Suns have already beaten quality opponents like the Spurs, Jazz, and Kings without key players. He analyzes Jordan Ott’s best coaching performance, the mental toughness this roster has developed, and why Devin Booker’s supporting cast is finally answering back when it matters most.
Discover why this bar fight mentality makes the Phoenix Suns dangerous to every team that underestimates them.
0:00 Intro
1:32 Clippers Revenge Game Backfires on LA
3:36 The Perfect Phoenix Suns Win Formula
6:10 Suns Overcome Deflating Jalen Green Injury
9:13 Mental Toughness Defines This Suns Team
18:00 Why This Isn’t a Season Ender
21:35 Suns Equipped to Handle Adversity
24:41 Devin Booker’s Leadership Growth on Display
28:17 Jordan Ott’s Best Coaching Performance Yet
29:49 Grayson Allen and Royce O’Neale Vindication
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21 Comments
Apologies for the so-so camera work at the end fellas. I've got to be better than that but I think my internet was dumping out on me.
Great Suns W man, just need Green to heal up and this team could really be going places. Love you all!
Wonderful. Green just Re-injured the Hamstring. We just can't have nice things as Suns fans. CURSED franchise. Guy was an iron man all with Houston now he's DAMAGED GOODS.
The KD trade….. I don’t think Houston are a markedly better team after the trade, however, I believe that the Suns have become a better team as a result of the trade. I think long term the Rockets have made the same mistake the suns made.
Overall I think they have come together to play as a TEAM. KD's an amazing player but he's a gravity well. The Suns are playing hard and having fun doing it…as a team. As always as a Suns fan willing to stick with them through the losses and the wins. I will just enjoy it more this year.
It's NOT "Woah is me!", we're more than allowed to get mad and FED THE F UP because we are CURSED. Let those who are mad be MAD. Let those who are delusional and trying to put a BS positive spin on his injury take a long walk off of a short pier.
Green to miss 4 to 6 weeks with hamstring injury per Evan Sidery with Forbes. Just came down
The suns are the special Olympics? Wut? Lol
“We Thuggin Now” and I’m here for it 😅🤣💙
Can we please stop putting oso on the damn court
I want Green to take as much time as needed. Hamstring injuries need time to heal. Especially if your playstyle is predicated around athleticism. Putting a lot of stock in 1 game. He adds an element to the offense that Book hasn't really played with. They complement each other well. Defense idk but offensively, fully healthy they can be dangerous.
I wasn't the only one who thought those refs sucked
Wears Adidas for 99% of games = Ironman! Wears Nike GT Cut 3 (top 5 shoes with the highest injury rate in the NBA 24–25 season) = gets injured after just 2 games. If he’s going Nike, he should wear the Sabrina 2s (one of the most worn, yet 0 NBA players have been injured in them)
Green is a bust! Hamstring issues always come back.
green should be down for a month
If you listen to this guy enough, you realize he says "woe is me" way more than any straight man should ever say it
we thugging it out now
I'm not convinced about Ott his rotations are bad and the right players aren't getting the minutes. Maluach and Fleming> Oso/Richards and Goodwin.
One game green !!!I called him that because one game was all it took to have ben Garcia sold max extension coming soon ! 😂😂😂😂😂
Where’s Brenton ?
Houston Rockets fan here. I call him J-letric because he is absolutely the most electric player in the NBA. Jalen does not have a history of injury, but he said that he added about 20 lb. I was worried if it would hinder is ability to be the electric player he is. The Rockets got better for 1 to 3 years, but the Sun's got better for the next decade!!! I hope that him adding some extra weight isn't the reason for this hamstring injury. Love you Jalen, and hope you recover quickly!
I forget who it was I wanna say Dunn or Allen was talking it the official about how they got fouled and Book grabbed them and said “don’t even bother let’s focus on what can be controlled!” True leadership!