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Butler leaves Warriors-Rockets Game 2 after bad fall; Houston wins

Jimmy Butler leaves Game 2 of the Warriors-Rockets series after a bad fall on Wednesday, enabling Houston to win.

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BUTLER LEAVES GAME 2 WITH PELVIS CONTUSION, DOUBTFUL FOR GAME 3

Butler leaves Game 2 on Wednesday after he suffered a pelvis contusion as a result of a bad fall late in the first quarter.

Furthermore, the All-Star forward crashed down on his tailbone area and was in pain after grabbing a rebound off an Amen Thompson missed shot.

Moreover, Butler collided with Thompson on the play, with the Houston forward going down briefly before getting back up.

The eccentric forward stayed to hit one of two free throws before leaving for good with 1:51 remaining in the quarter.

Golden State later announced Butler was ruled out for the rest of the game.

This allowed Houston to get the 109-94 victory to tie their series to 1-1.

KERR SAYS NOTHING ‘WRONG WITH THE PLAY’ BUT DUBS AWAIT ‘JIMMY BUCKETS’ STATUS FOR GAME 3

Warriors coach Steve Kerr believed there was nothing “wrong with the play.”

Moreover, the four-time champion coach thought Thompson “just inadvertently found himself underneath Jimmy (Butler) in the play.

Furthermore, Kerr was convinced of what his players on the bench saw after Butler went down.

“I asked our guys behind the bench and they just said it looked like there was some physicality on the rebound,” the Warriors coach said.

“We didn’t think there was anything wrong with the play. Just one of those things,” he added.

DUBS HOPE JIMMY, PODZ AVAILABLE FOR GAME 3

The Dubs hope Butler and Brandin “Podz” Podziemski will be abailable in Game 3 on Saturday.

Furthermore, Butler is scheduled to take an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) test on Thursday.

Moreover, Podziemski played only eight minutes in the first half due to an illness related to something he ate.

Meanwhile, Jalen Green scored 38 point on 13-of-25 shooting, while Dillon Brooks had 16 points as Houston avoided a 0-2 hole at home.

Stephen Curry finished with 20 points on 4-of-9 3-pointers, while Quinten Post and Moses Moody had 12 points each for the Warriors.