Curry scores 34 as Warriors Rally to beat Bulls 132-111 in Jimmy Butlers Golden State debut

Stephen Curry scored 34 points and tied a season high with eight 3-Pointers, Jimmy Butler added 25 points in his Golden State debut, and Warriors gathered to beat Chicago Bulls 132-111 on Saturday night.

Curry scored 24 of his points and made five 3s in the third quarter when Warriors went from the back of 24 to leading with three.

Butler, who played his first six seasons in Chicago, had a great influence in his first game since a Miami trade death after a messy split with the heat. The six-time All-Star made 11 of 13 free throw and had four assists.

Quinten Post scored 18 points and Brandin Podziemski added 16 points and seven assists.

Coby White led Chicago with 27 points and made six 3s. Jalen Smith added 15 points and matched a career loudly with four 3-Pointers. Rookie Matas Buzelis scored 16 when Bulls lost for the 11th time in 14 games.

Takeaways

Warriors: Butler and Warriors need time to adapt to each other, but they are in the process of a decent start.

Bulls: Bulls sailed before things took a huge turn in the third quarter. They were also a little sloppy and committed 17 revenue for 29 points.

Keying moment

Bulls led 83-59 in the third before Curry put Golden State on his back.

Chicago led 93-90 when Butler scored on a tip-in with 1:30 back to start a 16-1 race. Curry then pulled up to a 16-foot and buried a 3 to make it 97-93 with 14 seconds left before White cut it to three with a free throw at the end of the quarter.

Butler then scored the first seven in the fourth, starting with a three-point spectacle from a spawn-oop dunk, and Brandin Podziemski cut into a set-up that made it 106-94.

Key State

Warriors made 11 of 23 3-Pointers in the second half and were 19 out of 48 in the game.

Up next

Golden State’s six-game trip continues on Milwaukee on Monday. Chicago hosts Detroit Tuesday.