The Golden State Warriors didn’t play their best game on Monday night. But welcoming back Jimmy Butler III, who missed Saturday’s brutal loss, and playing an awful Charlotte Hornets team was enough to get the job done. It wasn’t pretty, but the Dubs emerged from Charlotte with a 119-101 victory, and sole possession of the sixth seed in the Western Conference.
It was the defense that drove things for the Dubs against Charlotte’s lowly offense. They couldn’t find anything on the offensive end early, but their defense was keeping the Hornets in check.