Amen Thompson can silence the noise with lockdown performance against Warriors

Amen Thompson has been getting a lot of criticism recently for his offensive regression this season and underwhelming impact numbers, but he can change everyone's minds with great defense against the Warriors on Tuesday night. If Thompson can slow down Stephen Curry in a primetime game, the critics won't have anything to say about his importance to the Rockets.

Thompson needs to get back to standout defense

The past few games have been below Thompson's usual standard. He's arguably even lost his title as Houston's best perimeter defender, since the Rockets have so many options to throw at guards and wings these days. It's all culminated in a shocking plus-minus impact stat on the season: the…