HOUSTON -- Jimmy Butler sized up Alperen Sengun, milked the shot clock down and hit a turning 19-foot step-back jumper over the Houston Rockets big man with 1:03 left to play Sunday night.
After Butler's shot sealed the Golden State Warriors' 95-85 win over Houston in Game 1 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series, he nodded with confidence in a gesture that let his teammates, including Stephen Curry, know they have another star closer.
In his first playoff game with the Warriors, Butler delivered 25 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals to give the seventh-seeded Warriors a 1-0 lead over the No.