Devin Booker and Jalen Green are starting to look like the backcourt Phoenix imagined

There are some games where it feels like everything clicks. The vision meets reality. The idea you had in your head finally shows up on the floor. Yes, it came against Indiana. Yes, they have the worst record in the NBA. That is part of the equation, and it should be acknowledged. I still love what the equation produced.

Book + Guac = 79.

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Yeah, I am speaking this one into existence a little. I know it is corny. I am comfortable being corny from time to time. And hey, it’s easy to turn into emoji form!

“Guacamole.” That is the nickname I have bestowed upon Jalen Green this season. Sometimes he makes a play that makes you yell “holy guacamole!” at the television. Guac is green after all. Sometimes it is fresh and perfect. Sometimes it turns on you quickly. On Thursday night in Indianapolis, the guac was golden.

Jalen Green looked fantastic. He scored 36 points and needed only 23 shots to get there. Efficiency. That is the word everyone has been waiting to see attached to his name. The encouraging part is that it has not been a one-night flash. This marked Guac’s fourth straight game scoring at least 24 points.

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Pair that with Devin Booker, who finished with 43 after attacking early and dropping 15 in the first quarter.

Now you see the vision. This is what the front office imagined. Quite honestly, it is what many expected to see over the past few seasons. Bradley Beal was supposed to be that secondary scoring force next to Devin Booker. The player who could keep the offense rolling when Booker rested. That never fully materialized. We have not had many chances to see what it might look like with our friend guacamole in that role.

Thursday night gave us a glimpse.

Booker and Green combined for 79 points. Funny number considering Bam Adebayo dropped 83 by himself a couple of nights earlier. Still, the idea remains compelling. Two guards capable of carrying the offense on the same night.

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That is the chapter that goes into the evaluation notebook.

The best long-term outcome for Phoenix is simple. Jalen Green works here. He becomes the dynamic young guard who fits alongside…

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