{"id":239762,"date":"2026-04-22T13:46:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T13:46:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/22\/im-going-to-iso-shai-when-i-get-a-chance-to-dillon-brooks-shares-confident-game-plan-against-shai-gilgeous-alexander-ahead-of-thunder-suns-game-2\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T13:46:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T13:46:55","slug":"im-going-to-iso-shai-when-i-get-a-chance-to-dillon-brooks-shares-confident-game-plan-against-shai-gilgeous-alexander-ahead-of-thunder-suns-game-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/22\/im-going-to-iso-shai-when-i-get-a-chance-to-dillon-brooks-shares-confident-game-plan-against-shai-gilgeous-alexander-ahead-of-thunder-suns-game-2\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;I&#8217;m going to iso Shai when I get a chance to&#8221;: Dillon Brooks shares confident game plan against Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ahead of Thunder-Suns Game 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5157304\" data-slug-id=\"2771298\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Despite a lopsided 119-84 loss in Game 1, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/phoenix-suns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Phoenix Suns<\/a> forward Dillon Brooks feels confident heading into Game 2 against the OKC Thunder. Brooks was feeling so confident that he shared his personal game plan if he gets matched up with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Brooks agreed to Suns coach Jordan Ott&#8217;s sentiments about not playing iso ball against the Thunder. However, Brooks won&#8217;t be adhering to it when it comes to SGA. He will be isolating if his fellow Canadian is playing him on defense. <\/p>\n<p><template id=\"template__newsletter-inline-banner-form-combo-widget\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<p><img id=\"subscribe-img\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\nThanks for the submission!\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I think it is, but I&#8217;m going to iso Shai when I get a chance to,&#8221; Brooks said, according to Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic. &#8220;I think it is, but I&#8217;m going to iso Shai when I get a chance to.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p><template id=\"bets-today-poll\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"preview-card-holder bets-today-poll\">\n<p><span class=\"date\"\/> \u2022 <span class=\"time\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>Brooks further explained: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8216;&#8221;He&#8217;s a good defender overall, but I just like the matchup. Team Canada, we&#8217;ve been going at it for awhile. I won&#8217;t forget our 1-on-1s that we had in Paris. You can ask him who got the best of who.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Dillon Brooks added that he&#8217;s going to capitalize on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/shai-gilgeous-alexander\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Shai Gilgeous-Alexander<\/a> taking a rest on defense because he&#8217;s doing too much on the other side. Brooks will try to expose the reigning MVP as much as he can to possibly help the Phoenix Suns steal homecourt advantage. <\/p>\n<p>Brooks is coming off his breakout campaign, so he has taken a bit of an offensive load this season. SGA is a pretty good defender, but he&#8217;s also surrounder by better ones like Cason Wallace, Lu Dort, Alex Caruso and Chet Holmgren. <\/p>\n<p>Brooks and SGA are teammates for the Team Canada in international basketball. They have had battles in practice, so they know each other&#8217;s games down to a tee. It&#8217;s going to be an interesting battle that some fans might not appreciate since Brooks isn&#8217;t on the same level as SGA. <\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Dillon Brooks comments on viral pregame moment with Chet Holmgren in Game 1<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sk-app-thumbnail\" alt=\"Dillon Brooks and Chet Holmgren - Source: Imagn\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/04\/27698269-1776842600.jpeg\"\/><\/noscript><img class=\"lazy-img\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1226\" data-img=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/04\/27698269-1776842600.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/04\/27698269-1776842600.jpeg?w=190 190w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/04\/27698269-1776842600.jpeg?w=720 720w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/04\/27698269-1776842600.jpeg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/04\/27698269-1776842600.jpeg?w=1045 1045w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/04\/27698269-1776842600.jpeg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/04\/27698269-1776842600.jpeg?w=1460 1460w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/04\/27698269-1776842600.jpeg?w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/04\/27698269-1776842600.jpeg 1920w\" alt=\"Dillon Brooks and Chet Holmgren - Source: Imagn\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/04\/27698269-1776842600.jpeg?w=640\" bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201920%201226%22&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\"\/><figcaption>Dillon Brooks and Chet Holmgren &#8211; Source: Imagn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the same interview with reporters after practice, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/dillon-brooks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Dillon Brooks<\/a> was also asked about what happened between him and Chet Holmgren. Brooks appeared to have been playing mind games with Holmgren before Game 1, refusing to give the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/oklahoma-city-thunder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">OKC Thunder<\/a> big man ball for his pregame. <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I just got a routine for what I do at the beginning of the game,&#8221; Brooks said, according to <a href=\"http:\/\/okcthunderwire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/thunder\/2026\/04\/21\/dillon-brooks-didnt-want-to-ruin-routine-in-game-1-viral-moment\/89719923007\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Clemente Almanza of Thunder Wire<\/a>. &#8220;I didn&#8217;t want to ruin that. &#8230; One time in this season, I gave the ball to the guy and regretted it,&#8221; Brooks said. &#8220;I didn&#8217;t want to do it this time.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Even though his antics didn&#8217;t work in Game 1, Brooks is unlikely to change his ways for the rest of the series regardless if the Suns are down or not. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\" title=\"like article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\" title=\"dislike article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tag-cloud\">\n<div class=\"tags-text\">\n<div class=\"scrollable-content-holder  article-padding\">\n<p class=\"article-p  \">Quick Links<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerLeft\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Left \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img style=\"background: none;\" data-lazy=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-left.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button><\/p>\n<nav id=\"pnProductNav\" class=\"pn-ProductNav\">\n<\/nav>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerRight\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Right \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img style=\"background: none;\" data-lazy=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-right.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<p>More from Sportskeeda<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"publisher-name\">Edited by Juan Paolo David<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/news-i-m-going-iso-shai-i-get-chance-to-dillon-brooks-shares-confident-game-plan-shai-gilgeous-alexander-ahead-thunder-suns-game-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite a lopsided 119-84 loss in Game 1, Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks feels confident heading into Game 2 against the OKC Thunder. 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