The Houston Rockets host the Los Angeles Lakers on November 8 and Dillon Brooks is ready to guard LeBron James.
Brooks and LeBron faced each other in the first round of the 2023 playoffs. LeBron’s Lakers beat Brooks’ Memphis Grizzlies in six games.
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LeBron averaged 22.2 points, 11.2 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.3 blocks in the Lakers-Grizzlies series. Meanwhile, Brooks put up 10.5 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 0.2 steals and 1.2 turnovers per game.
Brooks called LeBron “old” after the Grizzlies won Game 2. The Oregon product has never shied away from challenging The King.
The Grizzlies did not re-sign Brooks this past offseason because they did not like the shots the forward took on offense. Brooks joined the Rockets on a four-year, $86 million contract as part of a sign-and-trade deal with the Grizzlies.
“I think the reasons the Grizzlies were ready to move on from him are misunderstood,” ESPN’s Tim MacMahon said on Zach Lowe’s podcast. “The nonsense was kind of like at a point where culturally, it was time. That was not the primary reason. The primary reason the Grizzlies were trying to replace Dillon Brooks for a full two years — repeatedly going after players that would have replaced him in the trade market — and he probably would have been sent out, was because of the shot selection issue. Dillon did not want to be a fourth or fifth offensive weapon.”
Brooks is off to a strong start with the Rockets. He’s averaging 16.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.2 assists while shooting 59.3% from the field, 56.5% from beyond the arc and 93.8% from the free-throw line.
As for LeBron, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer is averaging 25.3 points, 8.4 rebounds and 5.9 assists for the Lakers while shooting 56.1% from the floor, 32.5% from 3 and 65.0% from the foul line.
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The Rockets are 3-3, while the Lakers are 3-4.
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