Jimmy Butler Stats Tonight: How did Warriors star perform against Hornets? (March 3)

Jimmy Butler was back in the Golden State Warriors starting lineup on Monday night against the Charlotte Hornets. Butler missed the previous game with back spasms as his former team, the Philadelphia 76ers, snapped the Warriors' five-game winning streak.

Butler was inserted back into the starting five, relegating rookie big man Quentin Post to the bench. He starts at power forward along with Draymond Green and Moses Moody to complete the frontcourt. Steph Curry and Brandin Podziesmki were coach Steve Kerr's backcourt duo of choice.

But how did the Butler perform versus the Hornets? The latest Warriors finished with 13 points, three rebounds and four assists. He went 3-for-7 from the field, hitting one 3-point shot, and going a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line as Golden State earned the easy 119-101 win.

Here are Jimmy Butler's stats for the game:

Players

PTS

REB

AST

STL

BLK

TO

PF

MIN

FG

3PT

FT

+/-

Jimmy Butler

13

3

4

1

0

3

1

24:48

3-7

1-3

6-6

+15

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How did Jimmy Butler perform against the Charlotte Hornets?

Jimmy Butler began the game by scoring the first two points for the Golden State Warriors. He had a total of four points in the first quarter as the Warriors were up 28-21 after the initial 12 minutes. He added just two points in the period, finishing with just six at the half.

Nevertheless, Golden State was still ahead 58-49 at halftime. Butler had his best quarter in the third, adding five points to his tally as the Warriors continued to dominate the lowly Charlotte Hornets.

In the fourth quarter, "Jimmy Buckets" only scored two points and didn't play too long in the period. The Warriors had the game won early since they were up big and they no longer give up big leads. The Hornets had no chance as they lost their seventh game in a row and 46th overall.

While Jimmy Butler had a solid performance and the Warriors improved to 8-2 since acquiring him, Buddy Hield had the highest score with 22 points off the bench. Steph Curry put up 21 points, three rebounds and 10 assists, while Brandin Podziemski contributed 19 points, 10 rebounds and four assists.

Draymond Green might have had his best game of the season, scoring 16 points, grabbing 13 rebounds and dishing out six assists. As for the Hornets, Miles Bridges had a game-high 35 points along with nine rebounds, three assists and two blocks.

LaMelo Ball finished with 25 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, while Mark Williams had a double-double of 11 points, 13 rebounds and two blocks. As mentioned earlier, the Hornets have now lost seven in a row. The Warriors were back on the win column after coming up short against the Philadelphia 76ers last Saturday without Jimmy Butler.