On Wednesday, the NBA announced that Thompson was named as a member of the 2024-25 Kia NBA All-Defensive First Team.

Cleveland’s Evan Mobley, the defensive player of the year this season, was also the top vote-getter for the NBA’s All-Defensive team that was revealed on Thursday.

Stephen Curry scored 14 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter, Buddy Hield made nine 3-pointers and scored 33 points, and the Golden State Warriors advanced to the Western Conference semifinals with a 103-89 win over the Houston Rockets in Game 7.

The Golden State Warriors missed a chance to clinch the best-of-seven series on the road and they gave some momentum right back to the Rockets as red-hot Houston ran away for a 131-116 victory to stave off elimination.

Fred VanVleet scored 26 points, Amen Thompson added 25 and the Houston Rockets avoided elimination with a 131-116 rout of the Golden State Warriors in Game 5 of a first-round playoff series.

Wednesday night, the Houston Rockets will be hosting the Golden State Warriors in a win-or-go-home Game 5 matchup.

Jimmy Butler converted three free throws with 58.7 seconds left, grabbed the game-clinching rebound with 4 seconds to go and then made two more free throws on the way to 27 points in his return from a pelvic injury, sending the Golden State Warriors past the Houston Rockets 109-106 in a heated Game 4 to take a 3-1 lead in the first-round playoff series.

Players on the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets got into a shoving altercation midway through the second quarter in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series, leading to three technical fouls before tempers flared again shortly before halftime.

Warriors forward Jimmy Butler returned from a one-game absence and rejoined the starting lineup for a 109-106 Game 4 Warriors victory in their first-round series against the Houston Rockets, limping at times as he led his team one win away from advancing to the Western Conference quarterfinals.

Stephen Curry eventually found his shooting groove and got hot while Houston tried everything to stop him, finishing with 36 points, nine assists and seven rebounds to lead the Golden State Warriors past the Rockets 104-93 for a 2-1 lead in their first-round playoff series.

Warriors star Jimmy Butler sat out for Game 3 as Golden State took a 2-1 lead in its first-round playoff series against Houston and became a cheerleader for Stephen Curry while offering expertise to others while on the bench.

Warriors forward Jimmy Butler is listed as questionable for Game 3 of Golden State’s first-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets after he sustained a pelvic contusion in a frightening fall during Game 2.

After dropping Game 1, the Rockets were desperate to pick up a home win before the series moved to the Bay Area. They did just that, cruising to a comfortable victory.

Golden State’s Jimmy Butler sustained a pelvis contusion after taking a hard fall on a foul by Amen Thompson late in the first quarter and missed the rest of the Warriors’ 109-94 loss to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night.

Stephen Curry scored 31 points and the Golden State Warriors built a huge lead and held on to beat the Houston Rockets 95-85 on Sunday night in Game 1 of the first-round playoff series.

Houston faced the Golden State Warriors in the playoffs four times between 2015-19 and each time the Rockets were sent packing.

On Friday, April 4, the Houston Rockets hosted the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Toyota Center.

Houston Rockets emerging star Amen Thompson will be sidelined for multiple games after he suffered an ankle injury in Saturday night’s blowout win over the New Orleans Pelicans.

On Saturday, March 8, the Houston Rockets faced off against the New Orleans Pelicans at the Toyota Center in Houston. The Rockets took care of the Pelicans in dominant fashion, never surrendering their double-digit lead in the second half.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 51 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Houston Rockets 137-128.

On Tuesday, Feb. 25, the Houston Rockets hosted the Milwaukee Bucks for the second time this season.

This will be an actual All-Star matchup.

The Houston Rockets have been one of the NBA’s more surprising teams this season.

Amen Thompson hit a game-winning floater with 0.7 seconds left and finished with 33 points to lead the Houston Rockets to a 114-112 victory over the Boston Celtics.

Ja Morant was sidelined for the Memphis-San Antonio rematch on Friday night because of a sore right foot, and the Grizzlies guard became ineligible for the NBA’s postseason awards after missing his 18th game of the season.

We’ve nearly reached the halfway mark of the 2024-25 NBA regular season, and the Houston Rockets have quietly positioned themselves as a genuine contender in the Western Conference.

Jalen Green had 33 points and Fred VanVleet grabbed a key steal late to allow the Houston Rockets to hold on for a 119-115 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night.

The NBA has suspended Houston’s Amen Thompson for two games and Miami’s Terry Rozier for one game over their roles in a skirmish in the final moments of the Rockets-Heat game on Sunday night.

Rockets forward Amen Thompson threw Heat guard Tyler Herro to the floor to trigger an altercation that resulted in six ejections in the closing minute of Miami’s 104-100 victory over Houston on Sunday.

Tyler Herro scored 27 points before being one of six people ejected after a fight in the final minute of the Miami Heat’s 104-100 victory over the Houston Rockets on Sunday night.

Jalen Green had 21 points and Amen Thompson and Tari Eason added 18 each to lead the Houston Rockets to a 111-103 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night in the opener of a two-game set.

Cooper Flagg’s summer will include some time playing against the U.S. Olympic team.

The Houston Rockets invested money to bring in veterans Dillon Brooks and Fred VanVleet to play with their young talent this season as they look to take a step forward after three seasons as one of the league’s worst teams.

Top draft pick Victor Wembanyama scored 15 points in 21 minutes to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 117-103 victory over the visiting Houston Rockets in preseason action on Wednesday night.

San Antonio sat No. 1 overall pick Victor Wembanyama in a 99-89 loss to Houston that saw the Rockets two first-round picks play well.

The Houston Rockets' other first-round draft pick, Cam Whitmore, refuses to be overshadowed.

Victor Wembanyama and Scoot Henderson won’t get a second act in Las Vegas.

Top-four draft picks Scoot Henderson of the Portland Trail Blazers and Amen Thompson of the Houston Rockets left their NBA Summer League matchup early Friday with injuries.

Victor Wembanyama’s first NBA game had a tough act to follow.

Amen Thompson and Cam Whitemore both will play in Las Vegas beginning Friday

In one of the biggest off seasons in recent franchise history, the Houston Rockets will continue to build out their roster through NBA free agency.

The Houston Rockets officially welcomed two of their NBA Draft picks to the team during a news conference on Monday.

For the first time since 2001, four of the top five picks in the NBA draft did not play college basketball in the United States.

Get ready to cheer on the Rockets for an exiting season to come!

The Houston Rockets are mainly linked to OTE Elite playmaker Amen Thompson at the 4th pick, but recently a name that has been rising on draft boards and connecting to Houston is Villanova Forward Cam Whitmore.