Dillon Brooks placed quite the exclamation mark on his standout summer in FIBA World Cup competition on Sunday.
The Houston Rockets' offseason addition provided what the franchise hopes is a preview of what's to come in Canada's 127-118 win over Team USA in the World Cup's bronze medal game. Brooks tallied 39 points on 7-of-8 from three, leading Canada to its first-ever medal in international competition. The scoring barrage marked a higher scoring output than his career high in the NBA—a 37-point night against the Blazers in December 2021—and in typical Brooks fashion, he relished the spotlight against some of the NBA's top talents.