00:00Hello Suns fans, let's discuss a performance that had everyone buzzing.
00:05After Thursday night, we all remember Michael Jordan's legendary flu game, correct?
00:09Well,
00:10Dylan Brooks just crafted a new kind of unforgettable night, the t-shirt game, in a decisive
00:151-14-96 victory over the Detroit Pistons, with the first 5,000
00:20fans at the arena receiving Dylan the Villain Star Wars-themed shirts, Brooks put on a
00:25perfectly suited to that nickname, he exploded for a career-high 40 points,
00:30shooting an incredibly efficient 13 of 22 from the field, he officially set that new career mark
00:35with 1-54 left in the third quarter, after being fouled by the Pistons' Ronald Holland 2 on a
00:40drive, Brooks sank both free throws, to reach 38 points, breaking his previous high
00:45of 37 points, a mark he had been stuck at since December 19, 2021.
00:50When he was with the Memphis Grizzlies against the Portland Trailblazers, his shooting was on
00:55fire, all night, 4 for 7, from beyond the arc, and 10 for
01:0012, from the free throw line, the 6 foot 7 forward didn't stop there.
01:05Adding 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block, and 1 steal while committing
01:10only a single turnover, his lights-out offensive play, at the mortgage matchup center, was a
01:15huge reason our Phoenix Suns, now 29-19, grabbed a commanding 72
01:2056 halftime lead, over a very hot Pistons team, who fell to 34
01:2512, and it wasn't just offense, Brooks' defense was notably smothering.
01:30Especially late in the second quarter against Detroit star Cade Cunningham, he helped force a
01:35miss, eventually grabbed a second chance shot attempt by Tobias Harris, took it the other way.
01:40And knocked down an 11-foot fading jumper, before this his season high was 34
01:45points in a 2-point loss to the Atlanta Hawks back in November, he's now scored at least 20
01:50points in 23 games, and has eclipsed the 30-point mark 4 times this season, in 4
01:5542 games played, after the game, Colin Gillespie, who had 16 points on
02:005 made threes after being a game-time decision, took a moment in his post-game interview
02:05to endorse Brooks for a spot in the 2026 NBA All-Star Game.
02:10The good vibes for Brooks might have started early as Suns teammate Ryan Dunn was seen
02:15pre-game rocking a cut-off version of the specialty, Dylan the Villain shirt, now, we
02:20turn the page quickly, the Suns take on the Cleveland Cavaliers 29-20, tonight
02:25Friday at 7pm for the second of back-to-back games during this 5-game homestand, we'll be
02:30looking to even the season series after Cleveland won that first meeting on New Year's Eve, so,
02:35Suns fans, after a night like that from Dylan Brooks, how high is his ceiling with
02:40this team moving forward,
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