He's not. Nobody is. Curry gave Thompson, who is already probably the best defender in the league not named Victor Wembanyama, a quick reality check with 31 points on 12-of-19 shooting in Game 1. He had 36 in Game 3 with Houston's entire defense chasing him in the absence of Jimmy Butler .

A snapshot that perfectly synopsized Amen Thompson's brilliant Game 5 came late in the Houston Rockets' dominant first half Wednesday night. The second-year wing stripped the ball from Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry near midcourt,

Stephen Curry scored 14 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter and the Warriors advanced to the Western Conference semifinals with a Game 7 win.