The Golden State Warriors exorcised their NBA Play-In Tournament demons Tuesday night against the Memphis Grizzlies with the help of the midseason trade gift that keeps on giving: Jimmy Butler. Butler finished with a game-high 38 points in the team's 121-116 win over the Grizzlies.

Tuesday night’s clash between the Memphis Grizzlies and Golden State Warriors delivered all the drama expected from a high-stakes play-in game. The Warriors secured a narrow 121-116 victory to punch their ticket to the NBA playoffs, where they will take on the second-seeded Houston Rockets.

The primary reason for that is the presence of Jimmy Butler, who joined Golden State at the trade deadline in one of the biggest moves of the season. Butler was the star of Golden State's victory over the Memphis Grizzlies in the play-in game,