15 Minutes of Amen Thompson 🔒 DISRUPTIVE DEFENSE 🔒 | Houston Rockets 2024-25

15 Minutes of Amen Thompson 🔒 DISRUPTIVE DEFENSE 🔒 | Houston Rockets 2024-25

Castle trying to drive. Royale’s been in the game for a long time, man. He’s one of those guys that Mid to grab the rebound. Just five boards tonight, but his three-pointer has come to life. Oh, but he lost the ball. Free throw shooter so far this season. Three-point shooter rather. There’s Grant teing up. Good move though by Wley just seeing it. Wiggins look at this salivating play. Look at this. This is a Washington team that’s playing without a traditional point guard. Oh, I’m not sure. I don’t know how Reed Shepard saved it. Bad pass by Tari. And then if you take care of it, you’ll have a chance. Rock is trying to play some defense. [Applause] Poke away and their body. I’m sorry. He’s got some great height, but he does not play position defense yet. And still with it is Jordan P. Adams away from the rim. Goes over the top to Valentunis and the length of figures here tonight. 60 paint points. 22 of 25. Henry Shepard in. And here comes relying on his length and not playing position defense. Wow. Chall backing in. Shepard turns. Oh, weak side for the Wizards as they run things out. But came dropping left side. Great sign because when he’s hot again knocked away by Thompson. Back to him. Rockets got a pop out there. Dude, I got you. I got you your Rudy T bobblehead. There’s only so much [Applause] some life here. Thompson stealing. Kari and Amit are back to their old ways and Paris wins. Blocked. There it is. A man Thompson stop Simons. Rockets have numbers. Ty E right by Kamar 27 against the Warriors. And then the Rockets end up swarming 16 last night against the Bulls. Ran Thompson. Great defense up on the court. College teammates. Yes. On the floor. Broken up. Stolen by Thompson. One on three down the middle of the lane. Throws it up. Missed. fast break points allowed. I mean, they only allow 11.2 fast break points a game. That’s unbelievable. Edwards, he was trying to make up for that mistake. McD inside out with the big fella in green on the front. And one of their focuses is physicality. Anybody who watched that game last night in Minnesota [Music] and dunks it down so far this season. 10 seconds on this first half. Two shoot, one to shoot. A natural scores and then you count on Rudy to try to generate some offense if he can. Mer [Music] been tenacious in taking [Applause] Jr. drives on Thompson. Tough floater. Dillingham trying to get out of trouble. Lost it. Stripped by Thompson down the lane in San Francisco lowscoring game felt like a ‘ 90s game boy. Look at Ed recides on. Those of you who missed the Sunday night game, we had the big head first and he’s trying to sneak in between. First of all, correct. When you get your calculator out, I just get excited. Kaminga turn five and a half very slow for Colum. Blocked by a man has it taken away by Kevin. Just took his lunch money there and knocked it back. an indicy called the whiz. You’ve never even heard of the whiz. Richard Prior, Diana Ross Green has as well. Miss there. Thompson with the hustle. Nick Richards locked away. I think Thompson got a piece of it. Green like he shot out of a cannon. LaMelo 13 points in the corner again. Whitmore. Brooks tips it but Wallace is there. Poked away from behind by Thompson. The quick hands of Amen Thompson and G of the game for the Pals worked on just like that blocked away back door. Trey wants to go. He will. And it’s block rowing in the right direction. De Jonte drops it. Her trying to get it. keeps it alive. Her back at it. That kind of nutten in the lottery. Boston denied, but the call away. Good kick up there on the help by Smith. They try to jump into and they’re both 13 and 17. The Pistons and the Kings. Looking forward to that. Locked away. You can say that about a lot of guys. Yeah, great fate. K Whitmore drives on Thompson. Lost it in the spin. Picked up by Aldama. Shante blocked by Thompson with the field. Looks like he might be calibrated. [Applause] Cal turns the rock over. Green believable basketball. And Jaylen now four for four. This first three times allow offensive rebound. Ball on the floor was a big deal right here. You want to guard the rim. Yeah, Morant came back in for this last shot which was blocked. And misses and Thompson taking it away from Valenunis. Really has a kn for handling the basketball. Morantis. Oh my goodness. Over the Rockets. Fourth and a quarter. Rockets just struggle to get open in this situation. Swings it to Wells. Ducks in goes by three defenders. Possession where he’s not either setting the screen or touching the basketball. Looked away by down by 17. Murray’s in the lane. Hold it up. It was blocked from Paige Watson. Watson and from behind pick it the inbound man to Charer bad point shooting team. Not at all. But your defense creating turnovers keeps you in it to extend the lead. Really good hands. Still moves very well. Knows his control. really got to pay attention. Didn’t reach for this Rocket team. Moley inside on Thompson. He’ll put it up. Thompson with the block. It comes get around Brooks. Regained it. Here’s Holiday. Blocked by Thompson. Well, he’s also an outstanding defender. Yes, he is. Shot clock down to three. Block shot against Mo Gay. Red Van Lee leaves this young and talented core. And lo and behold, Detroit is learning how to win. Over the top, deflected by Thompson in the NBA. He’ll be a part of all the activities in San Francisco with that team as a secondyear player. Two on Cunningham into Duran. Back across. Second shot opportunities and points in the paint. It’s Canard inside for opening doing the honors. Broken up by Thompson. Final half minute of the first half. Bane inside. Oh, knocked away three in this one. And he shoots the ball well. The Rockets are really and Brooks is there. Doubled by Adams in the knocked away by here in this third quarter. The Rockets though aren’t getting stops. That’s broken up by Tucker going to play through him. 16 rebounds. Thompson Thompson comes up with the steal. Physical defense. Emma Udoka lets you know it and he lets you know it by taking you out of the game. Look at Thompson in run locked by Thompson. Sharp. Thompson on it again. Sharp gets denied by Thompson. Gets it back and Walma drops his defender. Rober gets denied. Puffs it. When it is, he’ll be a monster. Nazri launched it at We were just informed that Clint Capella is out tonight with back tapped over to McDaniels. Clark all alone. Puts it up off. Got it back. Blocked. Another Trey hits the brakes. Planted that pivot foot and then throw it away. Thompson on the bounce very soon. Max Christie all the way. A block. The ball is out. Time screen. That was borderline illegal by Landdale. Hawks. They’re going to really need Gaffford to be able to stay out of further foul trouble. Here is Thompson with a block again. Young mania going down low. Pick right there with the hands. And then Christie has not able to run out. Knocked away by Thompson. Adams rips it. The Rockets going to have to lock in again on the defensive end and Bush block game for Phoenix before the All-Star break. And for the Rockets, one more to go tomorrow against the Warriors. Not a great start. The Suns incredibly short-handed here tonight. Gillespie turns the corner. Downhill ability with a lot of these players. Russell, the wiggle, the dish. Sharp throws it. Outlet to Penski. Back to Curry to Green to Pensky. Beautiful ball movement for Russell bounces to Shark. Here’s Watford faking the three and it’s the Rockets now with 16 turnovers. Here comes Moody working on Thompson. Knocked over. They go Russell gets it back. No, it’s Thompson again. No, again. Ball away baseline. Not there. And blocking the put back. Way off. Rebound batted around. Still loose. Williams has it. Alexander Walker to Edwards and stripped by for the Houston Rockets. Kon lead is seven for the Rockets. Shannon baseline swat by Thompson up top. Abaji can’t finish on as well as Jericho Sims who’s out there. The bouncy Jericho Sims formerly of the Knicks blocked by Don and then through Jaylen Green. Here’s Mo. Here’s [Applause] Trent Weaving. Thompson blocking. He never Utah. He was terrific. Had 16 points. Knocked down four out of his six three-point attempts. Bogs gets block. Here’s Paul working behind Biombo. Gets blocked by Thompson. And this is where he has to attack and it’ll be poked away. Thompson says challenge it. Shot clock at six. McDaniels tried to skip blocked by Thompson and Knights the little dish the run out and on the way Mark Miller Utah’s only negotiation free Subaru retailer very large man Steven Adams at 611 265 halfway through the third falling down is Giannis Rockets come away with the three to start this game Murray on Green off his feet there’s Tim Brooks helps him That doesn’t happen very often, but he is, as you talked about. Siaka splits the defense and Atri by Thompson. Comes into the middle lane. Thompson recovered. Stonside drive. Houston. Under three minutes left in the half. Another Lightning. Reeves has been quiet. Donic will make a move. Defended by Amen. Thompson. might have been Vincent three. Tip in drive. Vanderville. No. Picked up by Reeves. Knocked away with a Oh, the offbalance hook winds up with hero and he gets in trouble and loses from outside. So, a great sign there for Dylan Brooks. Dylan Brooks now three made threes away or three time ahead by three. Oh, the steel by a men Thompson. Close your eyes. Poked away by Sensall. Here’s Keonte George. Oh Jerry a minute into the final quarter. Shun’s free to just attack home for him because the help isn’t there. Spend the block of 16 shooting. He extends the lead to eight. Thompson took it away from hero. [Music] That’s why you need J. Oh my goodness. There you go. Look at him in find some consistency. Moody some plays. Old thorough shingun with 28. 10 of those 28 from the free throw line. Eight Butler having that block to Butler having that block to men. Thompson go at it for him against Houston this season. And then he finds a cutting Murray. And this team cuts as much as any team in the league. Thompson is another good defensive score in here. Butler will bash his way into Greening it out. two straight 30-point game. Good contest by Thompson. Incredible. They’re looking to raise it all the way up to 30 million. It’s going to be a long process. He had Buddy healed on his back. And Van Fleet just knocking it down. Don’t know where they’re going to finish yet. Wiggins diving on the floor. Thompson done it. They’ve done it passing the basketball making because you can’t hack him. You got to keep your discipline. Men Thompson coming up with a steal on that inbound. I said please holding step to three. How do you adjust to contain Buddy? He said we lost him four times in the zone. It all comes down to better communication. He Thompson that length beautiful steel running it back on Buddy. He’ll to lay it up and Rockets have been locked into two immediately first possession. these younger Houston Rockets that are still trying to learn their way. There’s the split action inside post slip to screen, but great anticipation top four. Oh, that’s a Dylan Brooks has been aggressive thus far in this game. Only seven attempts last game, four of seven. Look at 3D. But it’s the fire that you got to play with. You got to play with an intensity. Sit down. The Rockets are playing with extreme confidence. the ability to hire the right person as a man. Thompson strips Steph once again. Thompson gets up into Curry. Pass deflected. Boy, Chance of Bloom. Another deflection and steal. Here comes Thompson. Open floor. Payton. Extremely quiet. Warrior fans hoping

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