In the final minute, Smart again made a bad decision, driving for a layup early in the shot clock only to be blocked at the rim by Suns center Mark Williams, leading to Brooks’ go-ahead 3 — and the ensuing technical. “it didn’t matter if he had one already or not, that’s definitely a tech,” James said. “If it was a tech on me in the (third quarter), then it was a tech on him right here, too.” Brooks didn’t speak to the media following the game. “There’s history there,” Booker said. “I love to see it. People always say everything’s too friendly in the NBA, and then Dillon comes around and now it’s too much. I’d rather it be too much.”
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