Jimmy Butler's Debut, Duo with Stephen Curry Hyped By NBA Fans as Warriors Beat Bulls

Jimmy Butler’s Debut, Duo with Stephen Curry Hyped By NBA Fans as Warriors Beat Bulls

Posted by author February 9, 2025 NBA

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Jimmy Butler is undefeated as a Golden State Warrior.

Butler and Stephen Curry combined for 59 points in their first game together to lead the Warriors to a 132-111 Saturday night comeback win over the Chicago Bulls.

The Warriors trailed by as many as 24 points before the team’s new star duo stepped up and turned the night into a blowout win.

NBA TV @NBATV

Unbelievable debut of the new-look Warriors 😤
🔵Jimmy Butler: 25 PTS | 4 AST | 58% FG
🟡Steph Curry: 34 PTS (24 in just Q3) | 6 AST
No. 30 🤝 No. 10 pic.twitter.com/I5fKKSquWK

dre @OnBallSteph

Jimmy Butler just scored the most points in a Warriors debut since … Kevin Durant

Pooh 👹 @Bounc5ack9800

Jimmy butler comes and all of sudden curry looks like curry again lol Yall said he was washed tho

Jae🏀 @Havoc1893019

Steph back
Jimmy back
Warriors up

New Mix of GREENLIGHT out now! @Noah_Nova

First game Jimmy drops 25 and Steph drops 34. They win by 20+. lol
It’s over. 🤣🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

Butler’s opening basket as a Warrior came on a first-quarter alley-oop.

A slow second quarter, which included the Warriors allowing 18 unanswered points by the Bulls, left the visitors staring down a 14-point deficit at the half.

That was when Curry stepped up with a 24-point third quarter to pull Golden State back in front.

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MY GOODNESS STEPH CURRY IS COOKING 🍳🍳
TURNS AROUND BEFORE THE SHOT FALLS AND HE HAS 19 PTS IN THE THIRD 🤩🤩 pic.twitter.com/yUntd9py95

Butler then helped the Warriors wrap up the win by making four of his 11 free throws in the fourth quarter.

Butler closed out the victory with 25 points after going 11-for-13 from the foul line. The Warriors have struggled to get to the free-throw line this season, an issue fans hope is being solved after Butler set a new record for free throws made in a debut game with the franchise.

Curry led the Warriors with 34 points on 10-of-19 shooting from the field, making eight of his 16 attempts from behind the arc and marking a third straight outing with at least 30 points.

Quinten Post contributed 18 points in his sixth NBA start, while Buddy Hield added 14 points and Draymond Green made three steals in the win. The Bulls were led by Coby White’s 27 points.

The Warriors improved to 26-26 with the win, leapfrogging the Sacramento Kings— at least for now— for the final play-in spot in the West.

Given that adding Butler at the trade deadline was followed by one of Curry’s best quarters of the season, Warriors fans may now have more reason to hope their team can hold on to a top-10 spot down the stretch.