Minnesota's Jimmy Butler scores 38 points in loss to Chicago on Friday
In a 114-113 loss to his former team, Minnesota Timberwolves guard/forward Jimmy Butler had 38 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals in 41 minutes.
What It Means:
Butler stuffed the stat sheet, but it wasn't enough to get the win against his old ball club. He's now averaging 32.8 points through four games in the month of February. The Timberwolves get the Sacramento Kings up next on Sunday.
Butler's performance on Friday got him to 64.9 FanDuel points for one of the top scores of the night. Looking ahead to Sunday, numberFire projects him for 41.8 FanDuel points.
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