Dillon Brooks may be one of the most vilified players in the association — to the point that he has embraced the nickname “The Villain” — but make no mistake about it, he is a player who contributes ...

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Luke Kornet pinned the first mistake on himself ... After one violent put-back dunk, he earned a technical foul for bumping Dillon Brooks. Immediately after the call, Porziņģis turned toward ...

BOSTON – Luke Kornet’s stay-ready mindset was put ... along with career-high scoring efforts from Dillon Brooks (36 points) and Amen Thompson (33 points), allowed Houston to escape with ...

Amen Thompson shared a laugh with Dillon Brooks during his postgame ... They were trying to go at Luke (Kornet).” “I guess I should have sniffed it out earlier,” Brown said.

Then he stomped toward his defender, Dillon Brooks, and gave him a bump ... Alperen Sengun shook Celtics center Luke Kornet with a backdoor cut and slid to the rim for an easy dunk.

Dillon Brooks shot 10-of-15 from 3-point range ... and Jayson Tatum added 19 after a scoreless first half. Luke Kornet had 18, and Kristaps Porzingis scored 17 to go with eight rebounds.

Dillon Brooks shot 10 of 15 from 3-point range ... and Jayson Tatum added 19 after a scoreless first half. Luke Kornet had 18 and Kristaps Porzingis scored 17 to go with eight rebounds.