<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/nba-stories/nba-news-ausar-amen-thompson-jamaica-olympics-fiba-move');   ga('set', 'title', 'Ausar, Amen Thompson considering Jamaica in Olympics, FIBA move');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Houston-Rockets-forward-Amen-Thompson-1-and-Detroit-Pistons-forward-Ausar-Thompson-9-on-the-court-during-the-game-at-Toyota-Center.jpg"><figcaption>Troy Taormina-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Ausar, Amen Thompson considering Jamaica in Olympics, FIBA move</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-05-25T17:34:34-07:00">May 25th, 5:34pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-05-25T17:34:34-07:00">May 25th, 5:34pm</time><address><a>Richard Pereira</a>Richard Pereira joined ClutchPoints in January 2025 as an Associate Editor. He earned his degree from Florida Atlantic University in 2023 and has been covering the school's athletic programs since 2020, having served as a Sports Editor at the FAU University Press. He was granted the unique opportunity to report on the men's basketball team's journey to the Final Four in Houston for FAU Owls Nest during March Madness, consistently striving to grow as a sports journalist.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Detroit Pistons</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>NBA players and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/rockets-news-amen-thompson-ausar-phone-number-silent-pistons-loss">brothers Ausar and Amen Thompson</a> made waves about the national team they are considering representing at international competitions.</p><p>Amen and Ausar revealed that they are considering Jamaica as the <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1926770328539136470" rel="noopener">national team they will represent</a> for future FIBA and Olympic competitions. Their father is Jamaican and the twin brothers already began the citizenship process that they need to potentially play for the nation if they follow through, according to Daniel Blake of the Jamaica Observer.</p><p>“Ever since I was a kid, you know, I used to watch the Olympics and see Usain Bolt, [Yohan] Blake. And I always was like, you know, Jamaica always represents gold— and it’s always been like a dream. I always wanted to see a basketball team. I always wanted to picture basketball players with a Jamaica jersey on. And I’ve always wanted to wear one too,” Amen said.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Amen and Ausar Thompson say that they are legitimately considering playing for Jamaica in future FIBA competitions and the Olympics 👀</p><p>The Thompson twins could join Clippers guard Norman Powell on Jamaica’s national team 🇯🇲</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/DannyBeegie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DannyBeegie</a>)<a href="https://t.co/b4KzCSytss">pic.twitter.com/b4KzCSytss</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1926770328539136470?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 25, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>How Ausar and Amen Thompson played in 2024-25 NBA season</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Houston-Rockets-forward-Amen-Thompson-1-controls-the-ball-as-Detroit-Pistons-forward-Ausar-Thompson-9-defends-during-the-third-quarter-at-Toyota-Center.jpg"><figcaption>Troy Taormina-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It will be worth keeping an eye on Ausar and Amen Thompson on the final decision they make regarding their national team affiliation.</p><p>The brothers are coming off remarkable seasons throughout the 2024-25 campaign in the NBA. For the Rockets, Amen averaged 14.1 points, 8.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.4 steals, and 1.3 blocks throughout 69 games. He also impressed in the playoffs against the Golden State Warriors. He produced 15.7 points and 6.9 rebounds in the seven-game series.</p><p>Ausar also impressed in the Pistons’ season, helping them return to playoff contention for the first time since 2019. He averaged 10.1 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 1.7 steals per game after 59 contests. Throughout six playoff games against the New York Knicks, he put up 11.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.2 steals.</p><p>If Ausar and Amen decide to commit to Jamaica, the rest of the world better watch out.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Ausar, Amen Thompson considering Jamaica in Olympics, FIBA move

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/houston-rockets/rockets-news-amen-thompson-earns-stephen-curry-respect-awesome-series');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rockets’ Amen Thompson earns Stephen Curry’s respect after awesome series');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Rockets-forward-Amen-Thompson-Warriors-Stephen-Curry.jpg"><figcaption>Troy Taormina-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Rockets’ Amen Thompson earns Stephen Curry’s respect after awesome series</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-05-05T10:40:11-07:00">May 5th, 10:40am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-05-05T10:51:18-07:00">May 5th, 10:51am</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Rockets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Houston Rockets’ season ended in a 103-89 Game 7 loss to the Golden State Warriors, where Stephen Curry shined in the second half before congratulating forward Amen Thompson for an impressive performance. Perhaps a silver lining for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/houston-rockets/rockets-news-houston-fans-in-shambles-after-being-sent-home-by-warriors-again">Rockets fans enduring their exit to the Warriors</a>. Thompson’s 24 points on 9-of-16 shooting, nine rebounds, and three assists led Houston in its first-round series finale. It also earned acknowledgement from Curry.</p><p>After the game, Curry approached Thompson before <a href="https://twitter.com/957thegame/status/1919227914563846263" rel="noopener">sharing words</a> with the second-year forward, per 95.7 The Game’s X, formerly Twitter.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Steph gives Amen Thompson his props after a great series for the youngster 👏 <a href="https://t.co/g0oxNwYem4">pic.twitter.com/g0oxNwYem4</a></p><p>— 95.7 The Game (@957thegame) <a href="https://twitter.com/957thegame/status/1919227914563846263?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 5, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Warriors’ Stephen Curry flirted with a triple-double (22 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists) in the win and finished with two steals and two blocks, but Buddy Hield’s 33 points on 12-of-15 attempts, including 9-of-11 from deep, stole the show. Jimmy Butler (20 points, eight rebounds, seven assists) was also phenomenal.</p><p>Alperen Sengun added 21 points, 14 rebounds, and five assists, Fred VanVleet turned in 17 points, seven rebounds, and two steals, and Thompson also finished with one steal and one block.</p><p>Thompson’s impressive performance left a lasting impression as the Rockets head into the offseason. While some anticipate drastic changes are on the horizon, ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins says Amen is <a href="https://x.com/KendrickPerkins/status/1919212849039069521" rel="noopener">untouchable in terms of a potential trade</a> this summer.</p><p>“When it comes to the off season and trade talks… Amen Thompson definitely better be untouchable,” Perkins said. “That young man is Special.”</p><p>Thompson’s Game 7 has others referring to him as the Rockets’ franchise player ahead of a crucial offseason for Houston.</p><h2><b>Ime Udoka’s blunt take after Rockets’ Game 7 loss</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Rockets-head-coach-Ime-Udoka_4697a8.jpg"><figcaption>Troy Taormina-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Rockets head coach <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/houston-rockets/rockets-news-ime-udoka-drops-blunt-take-game-7-loss-warriors">Ime Udoka says his team buckled under pressure</a>. The bright lights of Game 7 against the four-time champion Warriors got the best of the home team as Buddy Hield and the Warriors got a quick start in the first half.</p><p>After the game, Udoka discussed <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHmv6xOfsKw&amp;t=110s" rel="noopener">his team’s growth</a> throughout 2024-25.</p><p>“You look at big picture and the growth that we made, we just said no moral victories or whatever, we could be much more consistent, but getting to the two seed, and 50 whatever wins, and the growth the guys have shown, kind of have a blueprint for whatever we want to be,” Udoka said. “And the standard on a year-to-year basis. But all of that doesn’t really matter when you go out with a chance to move on, obviously, and advance, and kind of lay an egg in our last game. It’s going to sting for a minute.”</p><p>All eyes will be on the Rockets as they’ll look to improve over the summer.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rockets’ Amen Thompson earns Stephen Curry’s respect after awesome series

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He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Golden State Warriors</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After a gutsy Game 6 win against the Golden State Warriors in Game 6, Houston Rockets forward Amen Thompson trolled his hometown fanbase in San Francisco. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/houston-rockets/rockets-news-fred-vanvleet-gives-steven-adams-a-wild-compliment-after-game-6-win">Fred VanVleet led the Rockets to victory</a>, scoring a team-high 29 points while Steven Adams’ 17 points and five rebounds led the bench in Friday’s 115-107 win against the Warriors. After the game, Thompson addressed Golden State’s fans.</p><p>For Thompson, who grew up a Warriors fan, silencing Golden State’s faithful in Game 6 was <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1918722498885042448" rel="noopener">a satisfying feat</a> while evening their first-round series 3-3 on Friday.</p><p>“It meant a lot. This crowd be annoying me,” Thompson said. “So, silencing them obviously, my hometown, it feels good. I got my family here.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"You grew up going to Steph Curry's basketball camp, what did it mean to silence the crowd tonight?"</p><p>Amen Thompson: "It meant a lot. This crowd be annoying me." 😅</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/SportsVanessa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SportsVanessa</a>)<a href="https://t.co/bvSP2ovkbY">pic.twitter.com/bvSP2ovkbY</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1918722498885042448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 3, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Five Rockets players scored in double figures, including All-Star Alperen Sengun, who finished with a double-double (21 points, 14 rebounds), while Thompson added 14 points, seven rebounds, and three blocks. Adams led the Rockets’ second unit and kept his answer simple when a reporter asked about <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1918526848926970255" rel="noopener">his solid production</a> in Houston’s elimination game, per NBA on ESPN’s X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>“I just follow the game plan, bro,” Adams told reporters afterward. “The defensive game plan. Read, communicate.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"I just follow the game plan, bro."</p><p>Rockets big man Steven Adams kept it simple on his impact in Game 6 😅</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNNBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ESPNNBA</a>)<a href="https://t.co/Ruo2BKnF4X">pic.twitter.com/Ruo2BKnF4X</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1918526848926970255?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 3, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Rockets will host the Warriors in Game 7 on Sunday.</p><h2><b>Fred VanVleet’s compliments Steven Adams after Rockets’ win</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Rockets-center-Steven-Adams.jpg"><figcaption>Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Rockets guard <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/houston-rockets/rockets-news-fred-vanvleet-gives-steven-adams-a-wild-compliment-after-game-6-win">Fred VanVleet delivered a wild Steven Adams compliment</a> after his strong play in Game 6. Keeping their season alive, VanVleet anchored the starting lineup while Adams led the bench with 17 points, five rebounds, three blocks, and one steal. He also finished with a plus-15 rating in 31 minutes.</p><p>When a reporter asked VanVleet about Adams’ impressive performance against the Warriors, keeping the Rockets’ season alive in an elimination game, Fred praised Adams <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1918516094010040474" rel="noopener">for his production and physicality</a> on the defensive end of the floor, per SportCenter’s Scott Van Pelt.</p><p>“He’s the ultimate man. He’s just an enforcer down there. He’s like a big caveman in this era of small basketball. An old big just roughing everybody up,” VanVleet said. “He’s impacted us on another level, a historical level, honestly. [He] made his free throws tonight. We’re gonna play him until he dies out there. So, we go to get him some rest, get big fella back, get him hydrated, get him a big steak, and let him get some sleep. We gotta do it again.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"He's like a big caveman in this era of small basketball. An old big just roughing everybody up. … We're gonna play him until he dies out there."</p><p>Rockets guard Fred VanVleet to Scott Van Pelt on Steven Adams 😂<a href="https://t.co/lO80SPUGF0">pic.twitter.com/lO80SPUGF0</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1918516094010040474?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 3, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Rockets stole home-court advantage from the Warriors in Game 6 and will lean on their fans at the Toyota Center for Game 7 on Sunday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

How Rockets’ Amen Thompson trolled Warriors fans after Game 6 victory

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/houston-rockets/rockets-news-amen-thompson-joins-nba-legends-historic-playoff-line');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rockets’ Amen Thompson joins NBA legends with historic playoff line');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Warriors-guard-Stephen-Curry-30-dribbles-past-Houston-Rockets-forward-Amen-Thompson-1.jpg"><figcaption>© Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Rockets’ Amen Thompson joins NBA legends with historic playoff line</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-30T19:47:48-07:00">April 30th, 7:47pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-30T19:47:48-07:00">April 30th, 7:47pm</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a Senior Editor who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, The Needle Drop, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Rockets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In Game 5 against the Golden State Warriors, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/rockets-news-amen-thompson-dazzles-breakout-performance-vs-stephen-curry">Amen Thompson had himself a game</a>.</p><p>With his team facing elimination if they dropped another game to Steve Kerr’s squad, the Rockets came out of the gates ready to rock, scoring 40 in the first half plus 36 more in the second to lead Houston past Stephen Curry and company <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-fans-clown-golden-state-disastrous-game-5-first-half-rockets">76-49 heading into intermission</a>.</p><p>And leading the way was Thompson, who not only made it his mission to make Curry’s life as hard as possible but got things done on the offensive side of the ball too, finishing the game with 25 points in 35 minutes to go with six rebounds, five steals, three blocks, and three assists for good measure.</p><p>Impressive stuff, right? Well, it was actually quite historic too, as only two other players in NBA history, Houston alumni Rick Barry and Hakeem Olajuwon, have <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1917761201960018365" rel="noopener">matched that stat line</a> in a playoff game, an impressive mark for the Rockets wing in only his second professional season.</p><p>After playing a part-time role as a rookie, Thompson really came into his own during the 2024-25 season, <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/thompam01.html" rel="noopener">starting 42 of the 60 games he appeared in</a>, plus all five preseason games he’s appeared in so far. Thompson turned in career-best marks pretty much across the board as a second-year pro, averaging 14.1 points, 8.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.4 steals, and 1.3 blocks in 32.2 minutes of action a night and showcased his versatility as a do-it-all two-way player.</p><p>While Thompson still struggled with his outside shot, remaining below 30 percent on 1.3 attempts per game, his ability to move on and off the ball with ease while playing elite defense made him a Box Plus-Minus darling for Ime Udoka’s team.</p><p>With the series heading back to Golden State for Game 6, the Rockets will need Thompson to remain a two-way threat who can score on Curry just as easily as he can slow the future Hall of Famer down on offense. If he can continue his hot streak in California, the legend of Thompson will only continue to grow.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rockets’ Amen Thompson joins NBA legends with historic playoff line

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/houston-rockets/rockets-news-amen-thompson-dazzles-breakout-performance-vs-stephen-curry');   ga('set', 'title', 'Amen Thompson dazzles with breakout performance vs. Stephen Curry');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Amen-Thompson_fdd3af.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Amen Thompson dazzles with breakout performance vs. Stephen Curry</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-30T18:00:15-07:00">April 30th, 6:00pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-30T18:21:29-07:00">April 30th, 6:21pm</time><address><a>Scotty White</a>Scotty White is a graduate of the University of Michigan and has been in the sports journalism industry since 2020. He has covered athletics at the University of Michigan and is now serving as an Associate Editor, Chicago Bulls beat writer, and Michigan football reporter at ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Golden State Warriors</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Houston Rockets are completely dominating the Golden State Warriors in Game 5 of their NBA playoffs series, and Amen Thompson has been outstanding so far in the game. The Rockets are trailing 3-1 in the series, so they need to win to force Game 6 back in San Francisco. Thompson is certainly doing his part as he had <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1917740824928084411" rel="noopener">five steals</a> in the first half and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-stephen-curry-breaks-bucket-less-streak-ugly-effort-vs-rockets">helped hold Stephen Curry to</a> 3-10 shooting. Houston is up 76-49 at halftime.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Amen Thompson strips it from Steph Curry and we have LIFTOFF 🚀</p><p>That's Thompson's 5th steal of the first half 🍪<a href="https://t.co/rVV7WDMqBo">pic.twitter.com/rVV7WDMqBo</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1917740824928084411?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 1, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Rockets felt like they let one slip away in Game 4 as they blew a late lead, and now, their backs are up against the wall at home. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-fans-clown-golden-state-disastrous-game-5-first-half-rockets">Amen Thompson and the Rockets are answering the call</a>.</p><p>Thompson’s defense on Stephen Curry has been huge as Curry is obviously one of the most dynamic players in not only this series, but the entire league. Keeping him quiet during the first half of Game 5 is a big reason why the Rockets have such a big lead right now.</p><p>Not only was Thompson dominant on the defensive end, but he brought a nice scoring presence to the table for the Rockets in the first half as well. Thompson had 11 points in the first half, and he has since added seven more. He currently sits at 18 late in the third quarter.</p><p>This game was close for the first few minutes, but it didn’t take the Rockets long at all to pull away. By the time the first quarter came to an end, Houston was already up by 16 points.</p><p>Barring an insane come back from the Warriors, this series is going to go to a Game 6 back in San Francisco. Crazier things have happened, but Golden State has a tough hill to climb to make things interesting in the fourth quarter.</p><p>If Amen Thompson and the Rockets do hold on, then Game 6 will take place on Friday night, and the Warriors will have a chance to end the series in front of their home crowd. Houston will be hoping to force a Game 7 back at home.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
14.1	8.2	3.8	1.3	1.4

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
14.1	8.2	3.8	1.3	1.4

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