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The Golden State Warriors suffered a loss in game two of their first-round postseason matchup against the Houston Rockets. Ime Udoka’s team upped the physicality and forced the Warriors into a slug-fest, which at times, took away from what Steve Kerr’s team does best.
Another blow to the Warriors was the perceived pelvic injury to Jimmy Butler. The All-Star forward suffered the injury within the opening 10 minutes of the contest, and now, the Warriors’ chances of progressing beyond the first round look far less certain.
“We’ll see how it all plays out,” Kerr said during his postgame news conference. “If Jimmy’s out, we have to rethink everything, like rotations, who starts, the best combinations and all that stuff…We have to watch the film and figure out what our plan would be.”
Butler has been a key member of the Warriors rotation since arriving in the Bay Area at the Feb. 6 trade deadline. Without him in the rotation, Kerr’s team could struggle to secure another three wins against the Rockets, especially if they control the tone of games as they did on Wednesday.
As such, Warriors fans will undoubtedly be waiting for an update on Butler and hoping that he isn’t sidelined for too long. Otherwise, Golden State’s dream of winning another championship will have to be put on ice for another year, and that means Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and Butler will all be a little older, which is far from ideal for an aging roster.
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