Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors reacts on the finish of their extra time loss to the LA Clippers at Chase Heart on April 13, 2025 in San Francisco, California. | Ezra Shaw/Getty Pictures/AFP
SAN FRANCISCO — No person needed to remind Draymond Inexperienced of Golden State’s struggles within the NBA play-in event, as a result of these outcomes are nonetheless a lot contemporary.
But this time, Inexperienced is thrilled the Warriors have the added benefit of Jimmy Butler on their aspect to assist them attempt to attain the first-round playoffs.
“Man, we’ve acquired lots of actually good basketball gamers round this locker room key in what we’re attempting to do,” Butler stated. “I like the boldness he has in myself. I even have the identical quantity of confidence. I do know that I and we’ve a job to do, and I do know that we’re able to doing it, so play-in right here we come.”
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After a 124-119 extra time loss to the Los Angeles Clippers in a regular-season finale for the ages on Sunday, Inexperienced, Butler and Stephen Curry should take their workforce down the harder street as soon as once more.
The Warriors face the Memphis Grizzlies in a play-in recreation Tuesday evening at Chase Heart for the No. 7 seed within the Western Convention playoffs. Beating the Clippers would have earned Golden State the sixth seed.
“We’ve acquired to show the web page rapidly and transfer on to that recreation, so our guys may have tomorrow off and are available in and have a walk-through on Tuesday and able to roll,” coach Steve Kerr stated. “A fantastic alternative there to win a recreation and get into the playoffs, which has been our aim this complete time.”
Butler had 30 factors on 12-for-20 capturing and 9 assists enjoying 48 minutes in opposition to the Clippers.
“He does what the sport requires,” Curry stated of Butler.
Although Butler is aware of there’s little room for error this time of yr.
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“It didn’t finish the way in which that we wished it to finish so we’ve acquired to determine one thing out, myself included, and hit the bottom working come Tuesday,” Butler stated. “It felt good to have the ball and make all the precise selections.”
The Warriors have been eradicated by the Sacramento Kings 118-94 within the play-in event because the No. 10 seed final yr. In 2020-21, Golden State misplaced to the Lakers 103-100 earlier than having its season ended by the Grizzlies in a 117-112 defeat.
“We haven’t fared nicely in these play-in video games, so we’ve acquired to ensure we’re locked in and able to go,” Inexperienced stated.
In 2023, Butler and Miami misplaced a play-in recreation to Atlanta however bounced again to beat the Bulls because of his 31 factors — and the Warmth wound up making an NBA Finals run earlier than dropping to Denver.
“We joked about that I believe final week that he went into the play-in packing for 2 months,” Curry stated. “We’d like to have that chance.”
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Given Butler’s outstanding report of sensible performances on the playoff stage, Curry and Inexperienced know Golden State can lean on that.
“I’ve been excited because the commerce deadline due to that,” Curry stated of getting Butler on the large stage.
The OT recreation Sunday definitely resembled a playoff environment. Butler has helped flip across the Warriors since being acquired on the commerce deadline.
“We’ll simply draw on having Jimmy as a complete,” Inexperienced stated. “You noticed the trouble he put on the market tonight. That’s it. Not essentially the expertise within the play-in or any of that, simply driving our aces.”
Butler, for one, can’t wait.
“We’re proper the place we need to be.”
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