In their play-in win against the Memphis Grizzlies to secure the seventh seed in the West, Butler tallied 38 points, seven rebounds and six assists. Then in Game 1 of their playoff series against the Houston Rockets, he dropped 25 points, seven boards, six dimes and five steals in a 95-85 win.

Prior to Butler's first game with the team, the Warriors were 25-25, with a minus-0.2 net rating that ranked 16th in the league. Without him around to facilitate on offense and take on difficult assignments on the other end, Golden State might be drawing dead in a series many expected them to win (at least prior to Wednesday).

Golden State's Jimmy Butler sustained a pelvis contusion after taking a hard fall on a foul by Amen Thompson late in the first quarter and missed the rest of the Warriors' 109-94 loss to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night.