Golden State stinks when Stephen Curry and Jimmy Butler both score 30+
On Sunday night, The Golden State Warriors are down to 21-19 with an ugly 124-111 loss at home to the Atlanta Hawks in a game that wasn’t as close as the final score suggested. Stephen Curry and Jimmy Butler both appeared in this game, combining for 61 points, but unfortunately, that accounted for more than half of the Warriors’ total, and the team fell back into the loss column as a result.
Surprisingly, the Warriors they didn’t do well when both Curry and Butler are on offense, with the team now 0-3 when both players score at least 30 points, dating back to last year’s trade deadline, when Golden State acquired Butler in a deal with the Miami Heat.
Sunday marked the second time this year that both Curry and Butler have crossed that threshold, the first time being a November loss to the Orlando Magic.
In the loss to the Hawks, De’Anthony Melton was the only other player to reach double figures for the Warriors, scoring just ten points.
Incredibly, Jonathan Cuminga didn’t enter the game even when head coach Steve Kerr emptied the bench late in the fourth quarter with the game out of reach, which certainly won’t help quell reports of turmoil between the former 2021 draft pick and his head coach.
Meanwhile, the Warriors were powerless to stop fellow 2021 draft pick Jalen Johnson of the Hawks, who scored 23 points with 11 rebounds in this one, and also surrendered a hot game from Luke Kennard, who dropped 22 points at the Chase Center.
Either way, the Warriors will look to get back into the win column when they next take the court on Tuesday night against the Portland Trail Blazers, once again at home. That game is scheduled for a late kickoff at 11:00 PM ET.
2026-01-12 17:14:00
