Jimmy Butler Stats Tonight: How did Warriors star perform against Rockets for Game 1 of 2025 NBA playoffs? (April 20)

Jimmy Butler made his playoff debut for the Golden State Warriors on Sunday against the Houston Rockets. It's Game 1 of the first-round series between the No. 2 Rockets and the No. 7 Warriors. Butler has always been a top performer in the postseason, which gives Golden State a huge boost.

Butler was part of coach Steve Kerr's usual starting five along with Steph Curry, Brandin Podziemski, Moses Moody and Draymond Green. Curry got some real help in the form of the ex-Miami Heat star, who was acquired at the trade deadline.

So how did "Jimmy Buckets" perform tonight versus the Rockets? He finished with 25 points, seven rebounds, six assists and five steals. He went 10-for-19 from the field and 4-for-6 from the free-throw line as the Warriors defeated the Rockets 95-85 to take a 1-0 series lead.

Here are Jimmy Butler's stats for the game:

Players

PTS

REB

AST

STL

BLK

TO

PF

MIN

FG

3PT

FT

+/-

Jimmy Butler

25

7

6

5

0

1

1

42:13

10-19

1-2

4-6

+14

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How did Jimmy Butler perform in Game 1?

Jimmy Butler was a source of energy for the Golden State Warriors in their Game 1 win over the Houston Rockets. Butler provided offense, scoring 25 points, while also doing fantastic work defensively. He was a disruptor all game long, not allowing the Rockets to have any momentum.

Butler ended up getting five steals as the Warriors limited Houston's offense to just 85 points. It was the lowest points scored by the Rockets this season, surpassing their 86-point effort in the loss to the Boston Celtics. Ime Udoka needs to make adjustments to avoid going down 0-2 before returning to San Francisco for Games 3 and 4.

Steph Curry was fantastic for the Warriors, finishing with a game-high 31 points. Golden State almost blew their lead away before Curry showed why he's one of the best playoff performers of his generation.

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Miami Heat legend wished Jimmy Butler nothing but the best

Before the start of the 2025 NBA playoffs, Udonis Haslem discussed the trade that sent Jimmy Butler to the Golden State Warriors. Haslem has butted heads with Butler during their time as teammates, but it’s all because of the love for the team and the game. He wished nothing but the best for Butler in an appearance on Dwyane Wade’s podcast.

"I wish Jimmy all the best, man," Haslem said. “I think the way that deal worked out, it worked out best for everybody. You're not gonna get a better player than Andrew Wiggins, you know, in that move."

Wiggins has fit in Miami alongside Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo. He helped the Heat make the playoffs despite finishing the regular season at No. 10. On the other hand, Butler seems to be the perfect teammate alongside Steph Curry in Golden State.