The Houston Rockets got back in the win column on Monday night at home against the Utah Jazz in dominant fashion and will be staying in Houston for the first half of this week. Up next, the Rockets take on the Sacramento Kings at Toyota Center on Wednesday evening. 

They will be without one of their best players in that game. Rockets point guard Amen Thompson was listed out with left quadricep tendinitis according to the pregame injury report released Tuesday afternoon. 

Thompson left the game against the Jazz early on Monday and did not return. He still played 29 minutes and logged an efficient 20 points on 8/9 shooting with seven rebounds, three assists, one block, and two steals. He did have six turnovers. 

Thompson has been one of the most reliable players to suit up for the Rockets, and he has played 55 out of the 56 games played. He only missed the Oklahoma City Thunder game on Feb. 7 due to an illness but has been quite active otherwise, logging the second most minutes in the NBA with 2045 total. That is the most in the Western Conference. Two of his teammates, Kevin Durant and Jabari Smith Jr. also land in the top 10 most minutes so far. 

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