The Los Angeles Lakers were expected to extend their seven-game winning streak against the Phoenix Suns , who had lost two straight games coming into the one at the Crypto.com Arena. However, Dillon Brooks had other ideas, returning with 33 points in the absence of Devin Booker, who hopped off the court with two minutes left in the first quarter.

Brooks’ performance was enough to earn some high praise from NBA legend DeMarcus Cousins .

“Dillon Brooks deserves more credit than he gets. He was the heartbeat of that Memphis team when they were making their runs. It’s been kind of downhill for them. I think he brought a really tough culture to Houston now with his time there. And now he is doing the same kind of thing,” Cousins explained on Run It Back, per a video posted on X b

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