This the situation in which the Golden State Warriors find themselves, having dropped Game 2 to the Houston Rockets, 109-94, on Wednesday and facing the possibility of having to move forward in this series without Jimmy Butler,

However, Game 2 between the Warriors and Rockets turned in the first quarter when Amen Thompson took out the legs of an airborne Jimmy Butler and sent him to the ground with a nasty fall. Butler left after taking his free throws but did not return due to a pelvic contusion.

The Warriors will return to the Bay Area with the series tied 1-1 after falling to the Rockets in Game 2, 109-94