Stephen Curry was limited by the defensive of Rockets who won the game 5

In game 5 between Rockets and Warriors, Ames Thompson limited Stephen Curry and also took care of Jimmy Butler III as the main defender.

It was winning or going home to Houston Rockets in it Game 5 in view of Golden State Warriors And the mission was clear from the beginning: limit Stephen Curry and open spaces for Fred Vanvleet He showed his aim.

For that, Coach Ime Uudoka’s bet was AMEN THOMPSONwho had an impecaable performance in the victory of Rockets 131-116.

AMEN THOMPSON He limited Curry and also took care of Jimmy Butler III by leaving him 1 (16.7%) in field shots as the main defender in the first half. Butler and Curry also had two ball losses with Thompson as their main defender in the first half.

In the first half, Curry had a balance of 1-3 with Thompson as the main defender and was with 2-5 with Thompson as the main defender last the game. Curry was left without scoring in the first quarter, on a decisive occasion for the second time in his career, as it also happened in game 6 of the semifinals of the West Conference of 2019 against the Rockets.

In the end, Curry left with 13 points (3-9 in triples) for 23 minutes in the stalls, it would be the least quantity in a game to secure a series in his career (he scored 14 twice). Butler only contributed 8 units in 25 minutes of play.

This defensive rock work and the contribution to the offensive of Vanvleet and Thompson himself kept Rockets in domain during the whole game that in the end left the series 2-3 even in favor of the Warriors.

Thompson became the first Rockets player with 10 points and 5 robberies in one half in the last 25 postseason, miueras that Vanvleet with 14 points, drew in second place with the most in a room in his career in the playoffs.

At the end of the game, Thompson finished with 21 points and 5 robberies, while the ‘fabulous Freed’ went with 26 units, of which his three shot was key when he hit 4 of 6.

Game 6 of this first round series will take place on Friday at Chase Center.

With information from AM850 Stats & Info.