For the first time in the new season! The Rockets four point guards are on the court together, and three shooters free Amen. The forward is more suitable for him.

After the team defeated the Suns, Udoka, the head coach of the Rockets, directly named Amen Thompson. He believed that Amen Thompson's offensive efficiency is extremely high, he can also show the true qualities of a core player on both offense and defense, and he can also link up attacks. Even when defending the Suns' number one star Booker, Amen Thompson also made great contributions. Without him, Booker would not have only scored 18 points and made 6 turnovers.

As the Rockets' best player in this game, Amen Thompson completely stole Shen Jing's limelight. In the absence of Durant, it was Amen who supported the Rockets' internal and external lines, helping the Rockets easily defeat the Suns, a powerful team in the Western Conference.

In terms of statistics, Amen Thompson ranks first in the Rockets in 4 key statistics: First, he scored 28 points, ranking first in the team; 7 rebounds were tied with Smith Jr.; 8 assists were also the highest in the Rockets; in addition, his plus-minus value of +25 was also the highest in the team. It can be said that when Amen Thompson is on the court, the Rockets can lead their opponents by a large score.

On the offensive end of the game, Amen Thompson also performed at an All-Star level. In 37 minutes, he made 10 of 16 shots and 7 of 7 free throws. He even made 1 of 1 three-pointers, which he was not very good at, with a hit rate of 100%. He contributed 28 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, and a block. Although 4 turnovers are a bit too much, Amen Thompson often has the ball in his hands and takes the initiative to attack, and the 4 turnovers do not hide his flaws.

In fact, the Rockets made a series of changes in this game. First of all, without Durant, the Rockets gave more opportunities to the other two point guards Aaron Holiday and J.D. Davidson, and Sheppard was even promoted to the starting position. In this game, the Rockets' top four point guards Amen Thompson, Shepard, Holiday and Davidson all appeared on the court.

Even for many times, the Rockets put three point guards on the court, such as Holiday, Sheppard and Amen Thompson. At that time, Amen Thompson served as the Rockets' forward. It was also the four point guards who played together, often sending two point guards to support the backcourt, that gave Amen Thompson the opportunity to return to the forward position.

Amen Thompson thrived at the power forward position last season and played very well. He could attack the basket and make layups after cutting. He even had very strong secondary attack and offensive rebounding abilities. The forward position is Amen Thompson's favorite position. He is not good at organizing offense with the ball in hand.

In this game, it is obvious that in addition to being a point guard, Amen Thompson also often runs to the front line to play a new role, allowing the three point guards Holiday, Davidson or Shepard to take turns holding the ball. In this way, the other three point guard shooters have opened up a lot of space for Amen Thompson, and Amen can devote more physical energy to breakthrough layups and defense, which is why he has a near triple-double in this game.

It can be said that the three point guards liberated Amen Thompson, allowing him to return to his favorite forward line. This reminded Uduka that it seems more suitable for the Rockets to let Amen Thompson play more forward in the future. At the point guard and shooting guard positions, the Rockets' Sheppard, Holiday and even two-way contract player Davidson can all play a role.

The three shooting point guards can assist, activate and liberate Amen Thompson, allowing him to display his strongest skills and perform at an All-Star level on the front line. The Rockets put four point guards together in the rotation for the first time this season, and they obviously received quite good results.