Jimmy Butler and the Golden State Warriors held off the feisty Grizzlies to walk away from Memphis with a 134-125 win. Jimmy Buckets gave Steph Curry, who had a 52-point explosion, a big lift.
In Jimmy Butler's first game back in Miami since his acrimonious departure, the Heat put together their most inspired effort of the season in routing a Warriors team missing Steph Curry.
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Since Jimmy Butler joined the Golden State Warriors at the trade deadline from Miami, he has brought an energy and winning mentality they were searching for to make a playoff push.
Shaquille O'Neal weighed in on the bad night for Butler and the Warriors, saying on TNT that the team spent too much time in Miami before the game to be ready to play at a high level.