HOSTON - Amen Thompson fell 3-1 in his first-round playoff showdown with the Warriors, smiling as Amen Thompson leaned against the wall and stared at the gymnasium at the Houston Memorial Hermann training facility, buzzing R&B music in the backstage.

“(I think) great,” he shot on Wednesday’s rocket. "I feel good."

Thompson just watched the Detroit Pistons knockout against the New York Knicks one night as his twin brother Ausar scored 22 points, scored 7 rebounds and 2 blocks. So, Amen Thompson also knows that his time is coming, too, based on the Eastern Conference series patterns that seem to reflect the occurrence of the Western Rockets.

"Every game they won, we won," Thompson said. "So that's what I got from it."

Thompson then snatched more from the Warriors in Game 5 Wednesday night. He won five steals in the first half to build a tough tone on defense, which exacerbated the Rockets in a 131-116 frolic that took Game 6 in San Francisco on Friday.

Thompson ended the game with 25 points, 6 rebounds, 5 steals, 3 blocks and 3 assists. In the past 25 playoffs, he became the first to steal 10 points in halftime with five steals and 10 points, with Houston leading 76-49 at halftime. He also became the first player since Charles Barkley to score 25 points, five steals and three blocks in the playoff game since 1993.

Thompson went on a defensive clinic to guard Stephen Curry, while Dillon Brooks caught Jimmy Butler. Houston's defensive stamina jointly limited the Golden State star to 13 and 8 in 6 shots in 22 goals.

"He's personal, and that's what we need every night," Brooks said. "As a defense, you have to have a personal showdown. He's reading Stephen, he's reading a lot of people, staying in front, being disciplined on the defensive end without reaching. We need every game because we're going to compete with someone like Stephen again. The same mentality. The tenacity of perseverance, the ability he brings gives us a lot of abilities to make our best players more friendly and that makes them a lot of players. Think about it, think about the game instead of playing in the process."

Thompson cut his first steal at 7:44 in the first quarter and pulled to the rim where he was fouled and knocked down two free throws to lead Houston 17-8. Two minutes later, the steals appeared, when he chose Curry's pocket and participated in his own transitional mistakes in another way.

Just 12 seconds later, Thompson tore Curry again as Houston established a 40-24 lead to end the opening frame.

Houston led 30 points with 7:02 left in the first half and 31 points in the third quarter.

When asked what Thompson's performance was fascinating, Rockets guard Jaren Green said, "They all stole it." "I faced the court the other way and the whole thing went away. I thought, 'dang'. Of course, all the steals were impressive, only he locked on defense, offense."

On the offensive end, Thompson linked 8 of his 12 shots and trained his only three-pointer. The rest of the Rockets were also shot with near-surgical accuracy, led by Fred Vanvleet (13 points, 8, up to 26) and Brooks (13, 24).

Alperen Sengun hit 55.1% for a Rockets and 43.3% from three-pointers.

Houston scored 18 points in 14 Warriors turnovers.

Thompson inspired the Rockets' defensive frenzy in the first half. He became the fifth player in the playoffs to score 25 points, 5 steals and 3 blocks in the playoffs since 1974, when the block became the official game.

Ausar and Amen Thompson are now just the fifth brother to perform 20 points per time in the same playoffs over the past 30 years.

"It's hard to go to the courtroom like Curry," said Rockets coach Ime Udoka. "Obviously, they're setting up a high screen for him. So playing without a foul is a big deal. (Amen) got a few balls on his hand, snatched those balls and ignited us there. That's what he did, no matter what the opponent. Offensively finds his own rhythm, finds his rhythm, goes down the hill and attack (he plays a lot) (he plays a lot).