PHOENIX– Eight games in, and Dillon Brooks and Jalen Green got their retribution. That was after the Phoenix Suns took down the Houston Rockets, 102-99, on Saturday. Leading up to the game, Brooks was involved in a social media feud…
Dillon Brooks and Jalen Green channeled their intensity to help lead the Phoenix Suns to a 102-99 victory over the Houston Rockets on Saturday. Despite a pregame social media feud between Brooks and Kevin Durant, both Brooks and Green managed their emotions effectively to secure the win after Phoenix previously built a 19-point lead.
Brooks utilized subtle trash-talking and defensive physicality to limit Durant to 21 points, while Green used his athleticism on drives against Fred VanVleet and Amen Thompson. Both players noted postgame that balancing intense emotion with smart play was crucial in overcoming their recent losing skids against Houston.
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