"Dillon Brooks delivered one of his most memorable performances as he scored 33 points in the Phoenix Suns' 125-108 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night. Brooks, who has been jeered in Los Angeles since the 2023 playoffs when he declared "I poke bears" and referred to LeBron James as "old," leaned into the rivalry throughout the night. He traded words with the crowd, taunted James and repeatedly celebrated baskets with gestures mirroring some of James' own."
""I love playing in this arena," Brooks said. "They show me a lot of love in here, and I reciprocate it back. "I'm a competitor, man. I don't really like the smiling and the giggling and all that, so just letting them know that I'm here. And I'm still rising." James confronted Brooks during a timeout in the third quarter, an exchange Brooks relished."
Dillon Brooks scored 33 points and led the Phoenix Suns to a 125-108 win over the Los Angeles Lakers, delivering one of his most memorable performances. He was jeered in Los Angeles since the 2023 playoffs and leaned into the rivalry, trading words with the crowd, taunting LeBron James and celebrating with gestures mirroring James'. Brooks scored 23 of his 33 points in the first half, including 15 in the second quarter, and finished 15-of-26 from the field while averaging a career-best 22.3 points per game. Devin Booker exited after 10 minutes with a strained right groin. The loss snapped the Lakers' seven-game winning streak and held LeBron to 10 points, extending his streak of double-figure games to 1,297.
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