Thompson finished Sunday's 103-89 loss to the Warriors in Game 7 of the first round of the Western Conference playoffs with 24 points (9-16 FG, 0-1 3Pt, 6-6 FT), nine rebounds, three assists, one block and one steal in 37 minutes.

And there is particular enthusiasm coursing through Toyota Center that Amen Thompson, in particular, is a star in the homegrown making. For the record: The Rockets, sources say, believed that even ...