Warriors’ Jimmy Butler makes bold prediction ahead of Game 7 vs. Rockets

Billy Heyen

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The Warriors are on the verge of a brutal collapse.

But Jimmy Butler, aka Playoff Jimmy, thinks he knows better.

Heading into Sunday's Game 7 against the Rockets, with Golden State having lost two in a row, concerns could be mounting.

Instead, Butler is guaranteeing the outcome.

"I know we'll win on Sunday," Butler said after Game 6.

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It's definitely a bold call, although of course you'd expect Butler to think that, if not say it.

The Rockets are a tricky matchup for Golden State, having used shifting defenses and physicality to limit the effectiveness of Butler and Steph Curry.

The Warriors might make adjustments back the other way, but it certainly impacts the ability of the Golden State stars to operate at peak efficiency.

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They'll certainly need to do that to keep the Rockets at bay in Game 7 in front of a raucous Houston crowd.

Curry is a Game 7 legend. Butler is Playoff Jimmy.

Together, they'll have to put together one more story for the ages in a pair of playoff careers that are two of the all-timers.

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Billy Heyen

Billy Heyen is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He is a 2019 graduate of Syracuse University who has written about many sports and fantasy sports for The Sporting News. Sports reporting work has also appeared in a number of newspapers, including the Sandusky Register and Rochester Democrat & Chronicle