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Dillon Brooks 'Ready to Lock Up' LeBron

Originally posted on FanNation Inside The Rockets
By Jonah Morgan | Last updated 11/7/23

Dillon Brooks has had an excellent start to the season, as he is one the league leaders in field goal percentage, and leads the NBA in three-point percentage. He could be a huge catalyst for the Houston Rockets going forward.

Now, Brooks is on a new team, and he has a new role with the Rockets. Despite this new role, Brooks is still looking to get under James' skin and disrupt his game. Brooks talked more about his game plan for LeBron in an interview on Tuesday.

"I'm ready to lock him up," Brooks said. "They've been shooting the ball well and been playing well, so I'm just there to make him tired and make him get into that fourth quarter early."

Brooks' numbers on the offensive end have been great, but it is his defense that is his calling card. He has been known to try and get under his opponent's skin, no matter who it is. One of the most notorious examples of this is what happened between Brooks and LeBron in the first round the last year's playoffs.

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Brooks said that he was going to "poke the bear," referring to the fact that he was going to find a way to disrupt the greatness of LeBron and give the Memphis Grizzlies an edge in the series. But James got the better of Brooks and eliminated him and the rest of the Grizzlies in six games.

He will have his chance to get his revenge against LeBron and the rest of the Lakers when Brooks and the rest of the Rockets face off against them on Wednesday. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. CT from the Toyota Center.

This article first appeared on FanNation Inside The Rockets and was syndicated with permission.

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