Dillon Brooks taunts Draymond Green after beating him on the NBA court: 'Keep talking about me so I can play better'

• The Memphis Grizzlies' Dillon Brooks and Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors are in a war of words.
• The tension, which began in the playoffs last year, seeped over onto the court Thursday night.
• Brooks got the better of Green in the game. "Make him keep talking about me so I can play better," Brooks said.

The Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Golden State Warriors, 131-110, on Thursday, but the biggest win of the night went to Memphis' Dillon Brooks, who got to take the upper hand in his escalating war of words with Warriors forward Draymond Green.

The tension between Brooks and Green first boiled over during the playoff series between the Warriors and Grizzlies last year, a series that saw both players get ejected at one point. The Warriors ultimately won the series 4-2 and went on to win the NBA Championship.

The feud was rekindled in the past few weeks, with Brooks clearly stating his dislike for Green and the Warriors.

"I don't like Draymond at all," Brooks told ESPN's Tim Keown. "I just don't like Golden State. I don't like anything to do with them. Draymond talks a lot. Gets away with a lot, too."

Draymond fired back on his podcast.

"If you ever wondered why the Memphis Grizzlies are not ready to compete for the championship, look no further than this idiot right here," Green said of Brooks.

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And thus the stage was set for the two to meet on the court on Thursday.

The Grizzlies cruised to victory, delivering Golden State their third straight loss. The Warriors haven't won on the road since January.

After the game, Brooks didn't hold back.

"That's what I do, I talk," Brooks said. Of what he told Draymond: "Keep doing his podcast. Keep blogging. Keep doing his thing off the court. It's cute. It's fun for him."

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As he left his post-game interview, Brooks delivered one more shot at Green.

"You should give the mic to Draymond," he said. "Make him keep talking about me so I can play better."

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Green and Brooks will get to go toe-to-toe again soon enough, with the Warriors returning to Memphis next week in the middle of their final long road trip of the season.

While that will close the book on their regular season matchups, as things stand, there's a solid chance that the Grizzlies and Warriors meet again in the first round of the playoffs, as Memphis is currently third in the West and the Warriors sixth.