Amen Thompson gets his revenge on Tyler Herro as Rockets win ninth straight in Miami

When Houston and Miami last met in December, second-year Rockets guard/forward Amen Thompson was ejected and subsequently suspended multiple games for his role in a scuffle involving Heat guard Tyler Herro.

Miami won the game, and Herro was a standout in the victory.

Things have changed since. Houston won at Miami on Friday, 102-98 (box score), marking the NBA-leading ninth consecutive victory for the Rockets (46-25) and an NBA-worst 10th straight loss for the Heat (29-41).

Herro had just 8 points and 4 assists on 3-of-11 shooting (27.3%), and he turned the ball over 6 times. The scoring total was tied for his lowest output of the 2024-25 season.

Amen Thompson: 18 points on 8-14 FG, 9 rebounds, 7 steals (!), 5 assists, a block, +20.

Tyler Herro: 8 points on 3-11 FG, 6 turnovers. pic.twitter.com/QiKYYA8BPx
— ClutchFans (@clutchfans) March 22, 2025

Meanwhile, in his return from a six-game absence due to an ankle sprain, Thompson finished with 18 points, 9 rebounds, 7 steals, and 5 assists on 8-of-14 shooting (57.1%). Several of those steals came at Herro's expense, and cameras seemed to show Thompson pointing in Herro's direction after at least one of those sequences.

Scroll on for a compilation of Friday's Thompson-Herro rematch highlights. The Rockets were +20 in Thompson's 35 minutes, best of any player on the floor.

Amen Thompson dusts Tyler Herro for two, giving the Rockets their biggest lead of the game. pic.twitter.com/Dz6w46oLIa
— ClutchFans (@clutchfans) March 22, 2025

Tyler Herro... JUST GET OUT OF THE WAY pic.twitter.com/IcZOPUrPTD
— ClutchFans (@clutchfans) March 22, 2025

Amen Thompson with his 7th steal, picking Tyler Herro and going the other way for a slam pic.twitter.com/z0HJWua24G
— ClutchFans (@clutchfans) March 22, 2025

Amen Thompson just scored and Tyler Herro and did this LMAOOOOO pic.twitter.com/mhyyxGmyVa
— Bradeaux (@BradeauxNBA) March 22, 2025

This article originally appeared on Rockets Wire: Amen Thompson-Tyler Herro rematch: Rockets win ninth straight in Miami

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