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Chatter and banter are the names of the game in the NBA Playoffs series between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Phoenix Suns. The outcomes on the court might have a huge disparity but Dillon Brooks does not care at all. He wants to get under someone's skin and have that be the difference-maker. Chet Holmgren had enough of his antics and called him out before Game 2.

The Thunder are clearly winning this NBA Playoffs series against the Suns as evidenced by their 119-84 demolition. But, this does not mean that Dillon Brooks won't try to keep up his antics to slow down the Shai Gilgeous-Alexaner and Co. Clearly, there are not a lot of players in this matchup that are buying the Suns forward's attempts to get under their skin.

Chet Holmgren, for instance, threw some shade at Brooks before the Thunder and Suns faced each other for Game 2, via Joel Lorenzi of The Athletic.

“I wouldn’t hand him the ball, either," the Thunder big man said about Brooks' antics.

Brooks seems to be the most bothered player in this Thunder vs. Suns NBA Playoffs match. His production was very atrocious and the numbers showed exactly that. The Thunder limited him to 18 points as he only managed to knock down 27.2% of his 22 shots from the field. More than that, he also committed two turnovers and four personal fouls before the buzzer sounded.

Game 2 will either be a reset for the Suns or a continuation of the Thunder's brutal assault of their NBA Playoffs hopes. Will Brooks be able to respond productively to Holmgren by then?