Rockets' Dillon Brooks: Team-high 22 points in return

Brooks (ankle) finished with 22 points (8-20 FG, 5-12 3Pt, 1-1 FT), four rebounds and one block across 40 minutes during Sunday's 104-100 loss to the Heat.

After a three-game absence due to a right ankle effusion, Brooks paced the Rockets with 22 points and appeared to face no restrictions over his 40 minutes of court time. The streaky Brooks is heating up recently, averaging 19.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.5 three-pointers, 2.0 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.7 blocks in 36.5 minutes while shooting 40.4 percent from deep across his last six appearances. With fellow wing Amen Thompson likely facing a suspension after he was ejected from Sunday's game following an altercation with the Heat's Tyler Herro, Brooks could continue to play major minutes over the next few games while serving as a solid source of points and triples.