Adjusting to the starting point guard position? The Rockets new star in the backcourt finally played a decent game?

In the previous NBA regular season, the Houston Rockets defeated the Boston Celtics at home 128-101. After this game, the Rockets' record, which had won three consecutive victories, improved to 3 wins and 2 losses; while the Celtics' record, which ended their three consecutive victories, dropped to 3 wins and 4 losses.

In this game, the performance of Rockets starting point guard Amen Thompson finally improved significantly. He also played his best game so far this season. Amen played for 32 minutes and 10 seconds, shooting 6 of 12, 1 of 1 from beyond the three-point line, and 4 of 6 free throws. He scored a near-triple-double of 17 points, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists, including 3 offensive rebounds, and 3 turnovers. The plus-minus reached a game-high +27. Amen showed comprehensive scoring ability on the offensive end. His impact and explosive power are still outstanding. He also hit his first three-pointer this season. And most importantly, his performance in passing and organization has also improved significantly. In this regard, he finally played his due level and helped the team play an extremely exciting performance on the offensive end. In addition, Amen is still in good shape on the defensive end, and he is still a reliable defender. Overall, Amen finally performed as a point guard should in this game, and he also made a considerable contribution to the team's victory.

In the NBA regular season last season, Amen was affected by injuries in 82 games and played a total of 69 times, averaging 32.2 minutes per game and 14.1 per game. Points, 8.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.4 steals, 1.3 blocks, 2 turnovers and 2.4 fouls, shooting 55.7% from the field, 27.5% from the three-point range, 68.4% from the free throw line, and a plus-minus of +3.9. In the playoffs, Amen played a total of 7 times, averaging 33 minutes per game. He averaged 15.7 points, 6.9 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.7 steals, and 0.9 blocks per game. He also had 1.7 turnovers and 2.6 fouls. He shot 49.4% from the field, 25% from the three-point range, and 69.4% from the free throw line. Since the start of this season, Amen has averaged 33.2 minutes per game in the first 5 games, averaging 15 points, 6 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 0.8 steals, and 0.2 blocks per game. He also has 2.6 turnovers and 2.8 fouls. His shooting percentage is 46.7%, 9.1% from three-point range, and 69.2% from free throws.

Although Amen has been able to show his breakthrough and finishing abilities in the past few games, and he can also play some roles on the defensive end, his performance in passing and organization is not ideal, and his performance in outside shooting is even more worrying. Amen's performance in these two aspects has improved to a certain extent in this game, which also shows that he seems to be gradually adapting to the position of point guard, which is also a good sign. But after all, this is just a game. Next, we need to continue to observe Amen's performance to see if he has really made progress.