After the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Houston Rockets on November 19, LeBron James called Dillon Brooks a “great competitor.”
Brooks and LeBron don’t like each other, so whenever they face off, the games are always intense. LeBron got a technical foul for shoving Brooks, but the Lakers star was impressed with how the Rockets forward played.
“He’s a great competitor,” LeBron said of Brooks. “I like going against him. And he was hooping tonight, too, for sure. He was shooting the ball exceptionally well, kept them in the game. So, that’s competition. Those young guys, they get me going. So, I need that.”
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The Lakers beat the Rockets by a final score of 105-104. LeBron put up 37 points, six rebounds and eight assists, while Brooks finished with 24 points and four steals.
LeBron hit a game-winning free throw to give the Lakers the one-point win over Brooks and the Rockets. Los Angeles is now 8-6 on the season, while Houston dropped to 6-5.
LeBron is averaging 26.4 points, 8.2 rebounds and 6.5 assists on the season for the Lakers while shooting 58.6% from the field, 39.7% from beyond the arc and 69.1% from the free-throw line. He is still one of the best players in the NBA despite being 38.
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Meanwhile, Brooks is averaging 13.7 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.9 assists for the Rockets while shooting 51.4% overall, 51.2% from 3 and 80.8% from the foul line.
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