Jimmy Butler News: Strong line in Game 1 win

Butler supplied 25 points (10-19 FG, 1-2 3Pt, 4-6 FT), seven rebounds, six assists and five steals over 42 minutes during Sunday's 95-85 victory over Houston in Game 1 of the first round of the Western Conference playoffs.

Butler and Stephen Curry combined for 56 points, while the Warriors' defense held the Rockets to 39.1 percent shooting from the floor and a woeful 20.7 percent from beyond the arc in the victory. Butler has stepped up at the right time for Golden State, scoring at least 24 points in five straight games while averaging 29.0 points, 7.0 assists, 4.8 boards, 2.6 steals and 1.2 threes and shooting 58.4 percent from the floor.