Career best

Thompson’s 41 is the best game of his career

Amen Thompson had 41 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists on 17 for 22 shooting in 42 minutes, but the Rockets lost to the Timberwolves 136-⁠132.

His Performance Score of +18.7 is the best of his 217 games, better than 99.8% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 41 points are also the most points he has scored in a game, 8 more than his 33 at Boston on Jan. 27, 2025.

He went 7 for 7 at the rim and 9 for 11 in the paint. His 34 points from the field came on 22 shots, 11.3 more than the league scores from the same zones. Alperen Sengun set up 4 of his 17 baskets.

His old best, +13.4, was 20 points, 15 rebounds and 3 steals on 7 for 8 shooting in 41 minutes, a 135-⁠112 win at Washington on Jan. 7, 2025.

The game

Rockets 132, Timberwolves 136Home, April 10, 2026Box score and story ›

Amen Thompson

7-7 FT41:43 min

Points1st 122nd 123rd 64th 11

His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

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Season high in points (41; his best before, 31). Before this game he averaged 18.0 points, 7.8 rebounds and 5.3 assists in 78 regular-season games.

Shot making: 34 points from the field on 22 shots11.3 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a driving layup4th quarter, 3:44 leftchance to win 5.4% to 10%
Guarded by: DiVincenzo: 21 poss, 2 ptsAnderson: 12 poss, 12 ptsClark: 11 poss, 4 pts
He guarded: DiVincenzo: 18 poss, 1 ptDosunmu: 15 poss, 4 ptsEdwards: 12 poss, 2 pts
On the move: 3.07 miles4.43 mph on average90 touches
Hustle: 4 deflections4 shots contested
Rating: Performance Score +18.7+0.33 wins added81.7% true shooting26.7% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	April 10, 2026vs MIN	L 132-136	42	41	9	7	2	0	17-22	0-1	7-7	2	+1	+18.7
2	Jan. 7, 2025at WAS	W 135-112	41	20	15	4	3	0	7-8	0-0	6-6	0	+19	+13.4
3	March 6, 2026vs POR	W 106-99	39	26	7	7	2	1	11-12	0-0	4-6	1	+12	+13.1
4	April 30, 2025vs GSW, playoffs	W 131-116	35	25	6	3	5	3	8-12	1-1	8-9	3	+32	+13.0
5	April 14, 2024at LAC	W 116-105	40	18	11	10	3	3	8-9	0-0	2-3	3	+12	+12.9

By Performance Score, his whole career, regular season and playoffs.

His old best

Rockets 135, Wizards 112Away, Jan. 7, 2025Box score and story ›

Amen Thompson

6-6 FT41:07 min

Points1st 62nd 63rd 24th 6

His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

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Before this game he averaged 12.3 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 33 regular-season games.

Shot making: 14 points from the field on 8 shots6.1 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a driving dunk3rd quarter, 8:58 leftchance to win 65% to 71%
Guarded by: Sarr: 19 poss, 2 ptsKispert: 13 poss, 0 ptsKuzma: 12 poss, 2 pts
He guarded: Coulibaly: 24 poss, 0 ptsCarrington: 12 poss, 0 ptsKispert: 11 poss, 2 pts
On the move: 3.06 miles4.59 mph on average68 touches
Hustle: 4 deflections6 shots contested3 loose balls1 box-out
Rating: Performance Score +13.494.0% true shooting10.5% usage