The Golden State Warriors' hopes of progressing out of their first-round playoff matchup against the Houston Rockets took a significant blow on Wednesday, April 23. Jimmy Butler suffered a pelvic injury during the opening quarter. The Warriors fought valiantly in his absence, but ultimately fell to Houston, leaving their series tied at 1-1.

Throughout the first two games of the series, VanVleet has not made a huge impact. In Game 1, he scored 10 points to go along with seven assists. He followed up that performance with seven points, six rebounds, three steals, two assists, and a block in Game 2.

Golden State’s Jimmy Butler sustained a pelvis contusion after taking a hard fall on a foul by Amen Thompson late in the first quarter and missed the rest of the Warriors’ 109-94 loss to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night.