Why Rockets’ Amen Thompson Has Ausar’s Phone Number ‘Silent’ After Pistons Loss
The The Houston Rockets fell to the Detroit Pistons on Monday at home, 107-96. Although it was just another game in January, it was a special one for the Rockets forward Amen Thompson and his twin brother, a forward for the Pistons Ausar Thompson. They don’t always get to share the floor in the NBA, so it was a special meeting for the two.
After the game, Amen and Ausar had a cool moment on the field, as they hugged each other. However, Amen also expected the trash talk to come from Ausar, so he made it clear that he would ignore his phone for a bit.
“I’m not even going to open the phone, bro,” Amen said (h/t Danielle Lerner of the Houston Chronicle ). “I can’t even do that.” I got his messages in silence.”
Meanwhile, Ausar said: “I’m just going to brag.” He added: “Talk to him about it all day.
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Either way, both Thompsons had a solid performance in the game. Amen scored 17 points on 7-for-14 shooting, with six rebounds, five assists and three steals in 40 minutes of action for the Rockets, who were outrebounded 28-14. Ausar, on the other hand, played just 23 minutes, but managed to come up with 11 points, nine boards and a block while making 5 of his 12 field goals.
The However, the real star of the Pistons show in the win against the Rockets was Cade Cunninghamwho led Detroit with 32 points on 12-for-22 shooting, while adding nine rebounds, seven assists, a steal and a block in 36 minutes. The win over the Rockets moved the Pistons’ record above .500, as Detroit is now 22-21 overall and 12-10 on the road so far in the 2024-25 NBA regular season.
Detroit’s win also avenged the Pistons’ 101-99 loss at home to the Rockets on Nov. 10, however, Ausar did not see action in that contest, while Amen had eight points, five rebounds, three assists and a steal. bench.
The Pistons and Rockets won’t see each other again this regular season, so it will be a long wait before the Thompsons get a chance to face each other again.
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