Jimmy Butler, one of the stars of the Golden State Warriors, suffered a dangerous fall at the end of the first quarter against the Houston Rockets in the NBA Playoffs.
The 37-year-old veteran shooting guard crashed to the ground on his coccyx and had to leave the game with visible gestures of pain with 01:51 left in the first quarter.
Jimmy Butler collided with Amen Thompson, who was wrestling with Draymond Green before crashing into the Warriors player.
The Houston Rockets ended up winning 94-109-94 against the Golden State Warriors to put 1-1 in their NBA Playoff series.
The next game will be played in three days when the Chase Center in San Francisco hosts the third game of the series on Saturday 26. The fourth will be played at the same stadium on Monday 28.
Jalen Green (38 points and 8 triples) led the Rockets to victory over the Warriors
The Rockets regrouped and recovered, especially an excellent Jalen Green who failed in the first game with only seven points and a terrible 3 of 15 shooting from the field, but who on this night gave a recital with 38 points (13 of 25 with eight of 18 in three-pointers), four rebounds and six assists.
In addition, Jalen Green tied the record for three-pointers in a playoff game for a Houston player with eight.
Alongside him, Alperen Sengun (17 points, 16 rebounds and 7 assists), Dillon Brooks (16 points) and Tari Eason (14 points and 6 rebounds) stood out. Ime Udoka’s team dominated the battle for rebounds with 47 to the Warriors’ 33.
As for Golden State, Stephen Curry was the most productive with 20 points (6 of 15 shooting with 4 of 9 from three-point range), five rebounds and nine assists, but he lost six balls. Draymond Green was held to eight points and committed five turnovers.
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