Jimmy Butler joins an impressive club with a bucket against the Clippers

ByNBAUSA



When is it The Golden State Warriors made a big trade it got them Jimmy Butler from the Miami Heat back in August, he was expected to be a key teammate for superstar sniper Stephen Curry.

But Butler is also showing why this season can also be the main man on the field — just like he did in his previous stops. That was the case on Tuesday night, when the former Marquette Golden Eagles star paced the Dubs in scoring en route to an easy 98-79 victory over James Harden and the Los Angeles Clippers at the Chase Center in San Francisco.

Butler was extremely efficient shooting against the Clippers, going 9-for-12 from the field and 3-for-4 from behind the arc for 21 points. He couldn’t get to the line, which was surprising given his reputation as a high free-throw shooter, but either way, Butler hit a huge milestone during the contest’s third quarter.

With his failure delay by Golden State big man Al Horford late in the quarter, Butler became the newest member of the NBA’s 16,000-point club.

The Warriors entered the Clippers game with the 36-year-old Butler needing just 16 points to reach the 16,000-point mark.

Butler is also now among the few other active players to score at least that many points in their NBA careers. Of course, they are led by Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James with 42,184 points. Others with at least 16,000 points in the league are the Houston Rockets’ Kevin Durant, the Clippers’ Harden, the Sacramento Kings’ Russell Westbrook, Butler’s current teammate, Curry, and another Kings star in DeMar DeRozan.

As for the Warriors, they are 4-1 through five regular season games and 2-0 since losing to the Portland Trail Blazers 139-119 last Friday. Jimmy Butler and Golden State will rest this Wednesday before returning to action for a two-game road trip that begins Thursday against Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee.





2025-10-29 06:42:00

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