{"id":32104,"date":"2025-02-10T02:30:47","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T02:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=32104"},"modified":"2025-02-10T02:30:47","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T02:30:47","slug":"grading-jimmy-butlers-debut-6x-all-star-breaks-warriors-record-in-impressive-outing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=32104","title":{"rendered":"Grading Jimmy Butler&#8217;s debut: 6x All-Star breaks Warriors record in impressive outing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article-intro mb-4 text-darkGrey font-group-large md:font-group-normal lg:font-group-large\">\n<p>Just what Golden State desperately lacked&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex items-center justify-between text-darkGrey font-group-bigger\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_4238,h_2383\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/41\/01jkm8qp01djda9payr9.jpg\" alt=\"Golden State Warriors v Chicago Bulls\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\">The Golden State Warriors entered Saturday&#8217;s matchup with the Chicago Bulls ranked 27th in free-throw attempts and dead last in the NBA in free-throw percentage.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\">Wednesday&#8217;s blockbuster addition of Jimmy Butler is supposed to change those numbers, and the 6x All-Star wasted no time doing just that in an impressive Warrior debut against his former team.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-2\">Jimmy Butler delivered an excellent Warriors debut on Saturday<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\">Butler&#8217;s first bucket came on an alley-oop dunk on Golden State&#8217;s second possession of the game, before he got to the free-throw line for the first time on the following trip down. From there the 35-year-old was solid without being spectacular in the first-half, finishing with eight points, one rebound and three assists on 2-of-6 shooting and 4-of-5 from the charity stripe.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\">The Warriors found themselves disastrously down by 24 early in the third-quarter, partly because of a 22-2 Bulls run in the first-half where Butler could have been more aggressive in the non-Stephen Curry minutes.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\">It was the 2x MVP who inspired a monumental comeback in the third, going for 24 points as Golden State finished the quarter on a 38-11 run to take a 3-point lead. Butler really made his presence felt late in that period and early in the fourth, relentlessly attacking the rim and getting to the free-throw line to make sure the Warriors ran away with the game.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WE LOVE TO SEE IT \ud83d\udd28 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sdCNVBcjRu\">https:\/\/t.co\/sdCNVBcjRu<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i9QCftVqGu\">pic.twitter.com\/i9QCftVqGu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Golden State Warriors (@warriors) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/warriors\/status\/1888428315335418062?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\">Butler finished with 25 points on an efficient 7-of-12 shooting, going 11-of-13 from the line in what was a record for free-throw makes in a Golden State debut. The veteran also added two rebounds, four assists, a steal and a block in just under 29 minutes, finishing as a +16 in the 132-111 victory.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\">After a rough first-half, the Warriors were near perfect offensively and the balance of Curry&#8217;s 3-point shooting and Butler&#8217;s inside scoring was a refreshing sight for many to see. The early chemistry was on display with a mix of alley-oops and entry passes into the paint where Butler often simply overpowered smaller and more inexperinced defenders.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"inline-text-9\">Summary<\/h3>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\">If you want to be critical then Butler could have been more aggressive in the first-half, but you could forgive that some given he&#8217;s trying to integrate into a new team, not to mention he actually hasn&#8217;t played much recently.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\">The ability to get to the free-throw line can&#8217;t be underestimated, particularly when much of it came within the flow of the offense. The Warriors couldn&#8217;t have asked much more from Butler&#8217;s debut, and if he and Curry are going to play like that together, this team will be hard to beat.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"inline-text-12\">Grade: A<\/h3>\n<figure><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Golden State Warriors entered Saturday&#8217;s matchup with the Chicago Bulls ranked 27th in free-throw attempts and dead last in the NBA in free-throw percentage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":32105,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Grading Jimmy Butler&#039;s debut: 6x All-Star breaks Warriors record in impressive outing - 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