Jimmy Butler was surprised at how one of his warrior teammates was treated by referees in his career.
The Golden State Warriors have let go of the Houston Rockets. This has been a very poor performance from the team, which has been very good in the last few weeks.
Just a few days ago, Warriors fans dreamed of Stephen Curry winning his fifth championship ring. However, after last night, fans are mercilessly oc-loling curry for his awful performance.
Chris Mullin promoted Curry and Jimmy Butler as the best duo in the NBA. But last night they looked like average players.
These types of losses can be very bad because of how close they are to the West and the limited time remaining. Warriors are fighting death from a thousand paper cuts.
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Jimmy Butler spoke to reporters after the Warriors’ 106-96 defeat to the Rockets. Butler seemed more sympathetic when talking about Stephen Curry’s tough night.
He pointed out that Curry missed many calls that he should have gone the way he did. Overall, Jimmy Butler was surprised at how little Steph was from the referee, despite being fouled too much.
“They (Rocket) did a good job of… anything you call it. I don’t know. I’ve never seen him become a foul more than a foul. That’s amazing to me.
“It happened throughout his career, but he found a way to do it, it’s around, and even under it.
“I’ve seen it since I came here and…I’m sure it’s been happening for 16 years in a row.
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As Jimmy Butler said, Stephen Curry is pretty used to not receiving some foul calls during the game. In fact, in his career, Curry is an attempt at an average of 4.3 free throws per game.
He averages the same amount this season. Curry never made any or once free throw attempts averaged over 6.4 per game during the season.
Compare this to Jimmy Butler. Jimmy Butler often succeeds in making decisions from refs, and the photos become more clear.
Jimmy Butler is an attempt at free throws averaged 6.7 games per game in his career. This season, his best FTA came when the best FTAs per game averaged 9.1 attempts per game.
For players like Curry, it is very rare for those who face many of the defensive attention from the opposite player to not receiving those calls. Hopefully, Jimmy Butler can make up for that difference, especially in the playoffs.