Jimmy Butler is the epitome of a winning player , and thanks to him, the Golden State Warriors could have made it further into the 2025 NBA playoffs had it not been for an untimely hamstring injury to Stephen Curry. But a new season is upon us, and Butler now has even more time to integrate himself within the Warriors fabric. And what better way to open his first full season for the Dubs than to score 31 points to power them to a 119-109 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night.

Butler may no longer be the man who can carry the scoring load night-in, night-out, but he raises his game against the best competition, which is what he did against the Lakers. The Warriors star forward took advantage of a Lakers defense that was in disarray, as he scored more than half of his po

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