Green, who averaged 21.0 points per game during the regular season, was held to 7 on 3-of-15 shooting, while playoff veteran Fred VanVleet went 4-of-19 from the field and 2-of-13 from distance. Jabari Smith Jr., who scored 11 points off the bench, said it wasn’t just a poor shooting night.

During Sunday's Game 1 against the Houston Rockets, the Golden State Warriors got their first taste of "Playoff Jimmy." Widely known as one of the top playoff competitors in the association, Jimmy Butler lived up to the hype in his postseason debut with the Warriors.

Former Philadelphia 76ers star Jimmy Butler makes playoff history in a Game 1 win for the Golden State Warriors.

When the Golden State Warriors added Jimmy Butler at the trade deadline, it felt like a proper present for Steph Curry to at least give him a chance to play -- as he termed it -- meaningful basketball again.

The Lakers had no answer for 23-year-old rising superstar Anthony Edwards, who collected 22 points, nine assists and eight rebounds in 35 minutes of work. He could have had a lot more. His teammates had a ton of open looks, too, and knocked them down, combining to shoot 17-of-33 from deep (51.5 3P%).

No. 1 seeds Boston and Oklahoma City have impressive openers, while the L.A. Lakers and Houston stumble. See our winners and losers from Game 1s:

NBA playoffs are officially underway. The Pacers, Nuggets, Knicks and Timberwolves all got Game 1 wins on Saturday while the Thunder, Celtics, Cavaliers and Warriors were victorious on Sunday as the first round got started.