{"id":647920,"date":"2026-03-09T00:20:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T00:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/647920\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T00:20:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T00:20:27","slug":"suns-dillon-brooks-feels-edge-over-timberwolves-if-they-meet-in-playoffs-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/647920\/","title":{"rendered":"Suns\u2019 Dillon Brooks feels edge over Timberwolves if they meet in playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"

PHOENIX \u2014 The Phoenix Suns and Minnesota Timberwolves have intertwined stories over the past several seasons, with another chapter written by forward Dillon Brooks.<\/p>\n

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Dec 8, 2025; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards (5) works around Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks (3) in the third quarter at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Kluckhohn-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

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The Suns forward spoke on Million Dollaz Worth of Game about his confidence in his team to take on the Timberwolves if they meet in the playoffs. Phoenix has faced Minnesota twice this season, both victories, including in the NBA\u2019s in-season tournament that led to one of the team\u2019s most impressive comeback wins of the year.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou never know, like, I can have a great year this year and win a chip, whatever, whatnot,\u201d Brooks said. \u201cBut they run into us, it\u2019s going to be problems.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Nov 21, 2025; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Collin Gillespie (12) celebrates with teammates after hitting the game winning shot against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second half of an NBA Cup game at Mortgage Matchup Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

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On Nov. 21, at home, Phoenix trailed Minnesota by eight points in the final 50 seconds. After a few defensive stops, turnovers, and missed free throws from the Timberwolves, Suns\u2019 Collin Gillespie sank the game-winning basket with 6.4 seconds left to take a 114-113 win.<\/p>\n

All done without two of their offensively productive players.<\/p>\n

\u201cBook get fouled out, I get fouled out, and we still win the game,\u201d Brooks said. \u201cAnd we went over there\u2026 No Book. We beat them, no Book.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Nov 21, 2025; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards (5) against Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks (3) during an NBA Cup game at Mortgage Matchup Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

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With the upper hand on Minnesota and Phoenix emerging as a threat this season, Brooks\u2019 comments add another edge to the story between the two teams. With stars on both sides and games that have brought out the best in the Suns, it may serve as a preview of what\u2019s to come if they cross paths in the playoffs.<\/p>\n

Phoenix is hungry for postseason success after deep runs in prior seasons. A potential matchup between the teams would pit two of the Western Conference\u2019s most dynamic squads against each other and draw league-wide attention. Brooks\u2019 comments only heighten the intrigue for fans.<\/p>\n

For Brooks, his message is clear on where he stands regarding how the Suns see the Timberwolves competitively.<\/p>\n

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\u201cYeah, we got their number.\u201d<\/p>\n

*Get the BEST Phoenix sports insider information, and exclusive content. SIGN UP HERE to unlock our premium content!*Wendy Lopez is a reporter for Burn City Sports. You can follow her on her X account, @wlopezde<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PHOENIX \u2014 The Phoenix Suns and Minnesota Timberwolves have intertwined stories over the past several seasons, with another…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":647921,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3782],"tags":[375,382,7,4216,1195,4164,32713,2113,307,152,3954,56639,6,2065,472,1010,6445,308,3209],"class_list":["post-647920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-minnesota-timberwolves","tag-anthony-edwards","tag-arizona","tag-basketball","tag-collin-gillespie","tag-dillon-brooks","tag-mandatory-credit","tag-mark-j-rebilas-imagn","tag-minneapolis","tag-minnesota","tag-minnesota-timberwolves","tag-minnesotatimberwolves","tag-mortgage-matchup-center","tag-nba","tag-phoenix","tag-phoenix-suns","tag-target-center","tag-the-suns","tag-timberwolves","tag-usa"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116196360930059510","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/647920","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=647920"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/647920\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/647921"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=647920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=647920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=647920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}