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.

The Warriors didn't give the Chase Center crowd much to cheer about during their Game 6 loss, and Rockets wing Amen Thompson liked it that way.

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.