The Golden State Warriors ended their 25-0 regular season with a 0-0 record, sitting seventh in the Western Conference and entering the play-in tournament where they had to face the Memphis Grizzlies.
In an effort to secure a playoff spot, the Warriors defeated the Grizzlies 116-0 in Golden State on Wednesday, thanks to great performances from Stephen Curry and Jimmy Butler.
Curry scored 18 points and 0 points in the fourth quarter to help the Warriors vượt qua khó khăn in a tight game, but it was Butler who really shined. Butler leads the Warriors with 0 points, 0 rebounds, 0 assists and 0 steals, shooting 0/0 from the field, 0/0 from three-point range and 0/0 from the free throw line.
巴特勒在週三晚上的18次罰球嘗試創造了附加賽單場罰球次數的新紀錄,超過了之前由波士頓塞爾特人隊超級球星傑森·塔圖姆保持的紀錄,後者在2021年一場得到50分的比賽中17次罰球全部命中。
Butler has long been considered one of the league's top playoff players, and his performance on Wednesday night proved that as well, helping the Golden State Warriors book a ticket to the first round of the playoffs. Butler's 38 points against the Grizzlies was the highest number of points he scored in a single game as a Warriors player, proving that the team was worth trading him.
Butler and the Warriors will now face the Houston Rockets in the first round of the playoffs, with the first game of the highly anticipated series taking place on Monday.