Jalen Green blames effort for Suns disappointing 1-5 start

PHOENIX– Some might feel the Phoenix Suns have a bad matchup with the Portland Trail Blazers, but that’s not how Jalen Green feels. The athletic guard knows that despite the 132-119 loss, there was a simple problem.

Before the game, the Suns had retribution on their minds. Granted, they looked better than the season opener, but this isn’t about moral victories.

Green feels it’s about one thing.

“It’s effort,” he explained postgame in the locker room. “I think everyone on the team could guard their yard. But like I said, it’s really rotations. We can’t just allow them to get downhill and get in the paint and swing and catch and shoot.”

There were moments where, as Green said, everyone was…