
All the Golden State Warriors could do after their series-opening victory over the Houston Rockets was say how great Jimmy Butler is when he becomes Playoff Jimmy. All anyone could talk about was how genius a decision it was to pair him with Stephen Curry and let them take turns running the offense in crunch time. After Wednesday night's Game 2 loss, the main topic is when or even if Butler can return to the team after suffering a pelvis contusion late in the first quarter.
Butler's status is very much up in the air as he'll undergo an MRI Thursday back in the Bay Area. Warriors coach Steve Kerr did not sound that optimistic about things.