Dillon Brooks boldly predicts Suns will 'steal Game 1' from Thunder

Nov 28, 2025; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks (3) and Oklahoma City Thunder center Chet Holmgren (7) exchange words during the second quarter at Paycom Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images

If you're going to go down, you might as well go down swinging. It didn't take Dillon Brooks long to apply that mindset as the Phoenix Suns secured a Round 1 date with the Oklahoma City Thunder after their play-in tournament win over the Golden State Warriors.

The Thunder have overwhelming odds to come away with the Round 1 series win. It'll take a Herculean effort for things to change course. While the rational basketball fan can reasonably view this as a quick series, the Suns can't. If you won't believe in yourself, nobody else will.

That's why Brooks' postgame comments with the Amazon Prime crew shouldn't be a shocker. He's never been afraid to show his true emotions on his sleeve. In fact, his bluntness and irrational confidence are the two intangibles for why he's able to carve out a 99th percentile NBA career as a late 2017 second-round pick.

The Thunder have everything in their favor, but that doesn't mean the Suns will just lie down. In fact, Brooks is calling his shot — Babe Ruth style. He believes his squad will walk into OKC and steal Game 1. If that happens, it completely changes the dynamics of the series.

"It's about believing what we do every single day. Our principles, base and foundation. Just play hard each and every single possession. Value each and every single possession," Brooks said. "I believe in my guys against anybody in the NBA. We're going to go out there and steal Game 1."