The Houston Rockets are a scrappy, physical, and sometimes overly aggressive defensive team that receives some leeway from the officials, at times. That leeway has allowed some of the players to continue to deliver on that end of the floor,

This year's Rockets squad is led by Jalen Green, Alperen Sengun, Jabari Smith Jr. and Dillon Brooks. Curry and Brooks played each other in the second round of the 2022 playoffs when Brooks was on the Memphis Grizzlies. The Warriors won that series in six games.

Brooks and the Houston Rockets are officially set to play the Golden State Warriors in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs. The matchup was locked in earlier this week when the Warriors secured the No. 7 seed in the play-in tournament, paving the way for them to face the No. 2 seed Rockets.