SAN FRANCISCO – In multiple plays that likely puzzled Warriors fans Sunday night, Jimmy Butler sliced his way to the rim and … threw the ball back out to the perimeter in Golden State’s 114-83 victory over Indiana.

The usual target of his high-speed dimes?

None other than Al Horford, who entered Sunday mired in a bit of a shooting slump. He had not made a 3-pointer since Oct. 30, and went 0-for-7 in his last game at Sacramento on Wednesday.

Not that it mattered to Butler, who recognized and appreciated all of the less flashy things Horford has still brought to the game.

“As great of screens as he sets for me, and protecting everybody at the rim and making all the right plays, whenever he’s open, he gets the ball for sure,” Butler said.

Horford rewarded Butler’s faith repeatedly. Each

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