The Golden State Warriors came into Thursday night's contest against the Houston Rockets as winners of two of their last three contests. Interestingly enough, the Warriors surrendered 111 points in each of the three contests, failing to surpass the total in their last matchup against the Dallas Mavericks.

The arrival of Butler, who is a better and more experienced version of Kuminga, has revitalized the Warriors, who have gone 3-1 since the trade. It is a big question mark if Kuminga can co-exist with Butler, who likes him, is a non-shooting wing and prefers to attack the rim.

The Golden State Warriors were a desperate team before they traded for Jimmy Butler and they're still a desperate team after the trade. That's why Stephen Curry and Draymond Green played Thursday night in Houston when the team didn't arrive until 4 a.