He was confused by the free throw! Butler, who didn t know how to play well, hurt the Warriors instead?

In a previous NBA playoff game, the Houston Rockets defeated the Golden State Warriors who played at home 115-107. After this game, the Rockets, who won two consecutive games, have tied the total score of the series to 3-3. Next, both sides will return to Houston to prepare for the G7 game. This tiebreak battle will also determine who can enter the Western Conference semi-finals.

In this game, the Warriors' starting power forward Jimmy Butler's performance was actually very bad. Butler played 42 minutes and 08 seconds in the whole game, made 7 of 17 shots, 1 of 6 shots from outside the three-point line, and 12 of 14 free throws, scoring 27 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists and 1 block, and had 1 turnover and 2 fouls, with a plus-negative value of -12. It seems that Butler got a lot of points, but his offensive efficiency is actually not ideal, and his three-point shooting percentage is even more terrible. If he hadn't received a lot of free throw opportunities, his statistics would have never been so good. Butler's performance on the defensive end is actually not satisfactory. He did not have some shortcomings in terms of concentration and investment on the defensive end, and he did not undertake more tasks in this regard. Butler's bad plus or negative values ​​can also show that his situation on the team is also very bad. Even though the data looks pretty good, Butler's actual effect on the field is obviously much worse than the data.

Since joining the Warriors, Butler has played 30 games for the team in the regular season, averaging 32.7 minutes per game, averaging 17.9 points, 5.5 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 0.3 blocks, and 1.5 turnovers and 1 foul. His shooting percentage is 47.6%, three-point shooting percentage is 27.9%, and free throw shooting percentage is 87%. In the playoffs, Butler played 5 games in the first 6 games, averaging 31.6 minutes per game, with an average of 18 points, 5.6 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 1.4 steals, 0.4 blocks, and 0.4 turnovers and 1.6 fouls. He shot 45% from the field, 23.1% from three-point shooting percentage and 84.6% from free throws.

In fact, Butler's performance in the regular season and during the playoffs was very similar. His scoring ability was actually not that excellent. His offensive efficiency was relatively average, and his three-point shooting percentage was even worse. Butler averaged 7.7 free throws in the regular season, and even reached 7.8 in the playoffs. You should know that Butler averaged less than 20 points per game, and about 37% of his scores came from free throws, even more than one-third of the total score. You should know that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the recognized number one foul guru, averaged 27.8 points per game in the playoffs, and averaged 8.5 free throws per game with 23 shots per game. Butler, who averaged only 12 shots per game and scored only 18 points per game, can get 7.8 free throws per game. If he was given Alexander's shots, Butler would have to get 15 free throws per game.

Butler often thinks too simple. Scoring is not easy anyway, so it is better to cheat fouls. This idea has instead led to a decline in his offensive efficiency, which has led to a too simple thought on the offensive end, and directly led to the team's passive situation on the offensive end. Sometimes it may not be a good thing to fall from the sky, after all, the pie only falls on Butler's head, not everyone's head. Being confused by the pie leads to an imbalance in mentality, which may lead to a greater crisis in the team. In the G7 of the series, can Butler be more down-to-earth? How can he show enough dominance without passing free throws?