{"id":712864,"date":"2026-04-18T01:51:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T01:51:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/712864\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T01:51:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T01:51:36","slug":"dillon-brooks-issues-warning-to-stephen-curry-warriors-ahead-of-play-in-showdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/712864\/","title":{"rendered":"Dillon Brooks issues warning to Stephen Curry &#038; Warriors ahead of Play-In showdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dillon Brooks couldn&#8217;t ask for a more perfect opponent for their potential entry to the 2026 NBA Playoffs than Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, Steve Kerr and the Warriors.<\/p>\n<p>All fans await the final game of this year&#8217;s NBA Play-In Tournament between the Golden State Warriors and the Phoenix Suns, with the season on the line and the final ticket to the Western Conference playoff picture at stake.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tGolden State Warriors \/ Schedule<\/p>\n<p>The Suns find themselves in a do-or-die situation after losing against the Portland Trail Blazers for the seventh spot of the West and will face the Warriors who were coming off a dramatic finish in LA to beat the Clippers on the other side of the Play-In bracket.<\/p>\n<p>As such, Dillon Brooks couldn&#8217;t be more amped up to face the Dubs for the win-or-go-home game, and his reasoning is pretty much straightforward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSteph and Draymond,\u201d Brooks said after the Suns&#8217; Thursday practice. \u201cAnd Steve Kerr.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/a\/status\/2044878415589953828\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">  <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Ever since he was with the Memphis Grizzlies, Brooks already had a longstanding basketball animosity with the Warriors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Last year, Brooks saw himself enduring a painful elimination at the hands of Curry and Golden State, as he and the Houston Rockets were beaten in seven games of the first round of the postseason.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This time around, heading to Friday&#8217;s win-or-go-home game, Brooks is certainly carrying an extra motivation to be the one responsible for ending the Dubs&#8217; season by drawing a desperate payback.<\/p>\n<p>                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/plus?utm_source=basketnews_com&amp;utm_medium=bn_plus&amp;utm_id=UA-259273-31&amp;utm_campaign=banners_free_content_for_not_members_bottom_2\" class=\"banners_paid_content_info_block_white banners-paid-content-info-block-white\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bn-plus-img img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bn-plus.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                            Subscribe to BN+ and get access to exclusive content.<\/p>\n<p>                                                            <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                                If you like our content, please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=basketnews.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a> and add us as your preferred source. 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