If you were wondering what the Golden State Warriors would look like without Kevin Durant, the answer came Thursday night. In a word: worse. (Shocker!)
The Warriors’ first game without their All-Star forward, who suffered a Grade 2 sprain of the medial collateral ligament in his left knee on Tuesday and is out for at least the next four weeks, went about as poorly as the team could have feared. Golden State struggled to generate offense all night long, watching shot after shot rim in and out as their remaining All-Stars and role players tried but failed to pick up Durant’s slack. The Chicago Bulls took advantage of the Warriors’ woes, outscoring Steve Kerr’s club 32-22 in the third quarter and coming up with one last closing kick in the final three minutes to knock off the Dubs, 94-87</>, at United Center on Thursday night.
Jimmy Butler had 22 points on 6-for-14 shooting and a perfect 10-for-10 mark at the foul line to go with six assists, five rebounds, four steals and a block in 35 1/2 minutes of work in the win, which improved the Bulls to 31-30 on the season. The victory moved Chicago ahead of the division rival Indiana Pacers into the No. 6 spot in the Eastern Conference playoff picture, and continued a somewhat remarkable streak:
Dan Devine.
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