Coming into the Houston Rockets' first-round series with the Golden State Warriors, one of the biggest talking points was Amen Thompson and whether he was actually some kind of Steph Curry stopper. He's not.

Amen Thompson notched five steals in the first half to establish a tone of tenacity on defense that galvanized the Rockets in 131-116 romp that forced Game 6 against the Warriors on Friday in San Francisco.

The Houston Rockets win over the Warriors in Game 5 kept their slim hopes of advancing alive. It also firmly made the point that Amen Thompson now sets the ceiling for this team.