Houston Rockets’ Dillon Brooks, Team Canada looking to remain undefeated against Spain on Friday

Houston Rockets forward Dillon Brooks will look to continue his impressive run at the 2024 Summer Olympics at Stade Pierre-Mauroy on Friday. Brooks and Team Canada will look to win their third straight game as they take on Spain.

Team Canada is currently 2-0 at the Summer Olympics. On Tuesday night, Brooks helped Team Canada to a 93-83 victory over Jock Landale and Team Australia. He scored 16 points in the victory on 5 of 9 shooting and three rebounds.

Brooks was also one of four players to score in double figures for Team Canada, led by the Toronto Raptors’ RJ Barrett, who scored a team-high 24 points, while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 16.

Team Canada’s matchup against Spain will also feature a battle against Houston’s former first-round pick, Usman Garuba. The Rockets drafted the former EuroLeague Rising Star prospect with their No. 23 pick during the 2021 NBA Draft. Garuba has appeared in 99 games with three starts during his two-year stint with the Rockets. Team Spain enters the matchup with a 1-1 record.

Through the first two games, Brooks has averaged 15.0 points on 50.0 percent shooting from the field and a sizzling 71.4 percent shooting from distance. Brooks’ impact on Team Canada is similar to the one he had in Houston. During the 2023-24 season, Brooks played a key role in the Rockets’ 2021-2022 season, averaging 12.7 points on 42.8 percent shooting in 72 games.

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