The Warriors have been on fire since acquiring Jimmy Butler, but 3x NBA Champion Udonis Haslem issues a stern warning as the Dubs head into the playoffs

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The Golden State Warriors (39-29) have been nearly invincible with trade deadline acquisition Jimmy Butler in the starting lineup, but Monday’s 114-105 home loss to a painfully shorthanded Denver Nuggets team proved that they are quite mortal. A 14-2 record with Butler is still sensational, but this ugly showing highlights just how steep a climb back to the top it could be for the NBA’s most recent dynasty.

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While the team and its fans will want to attribute the outcome to just a bad night or an overworked Stephen Curry, three-time champion and current analyst Udonis Haslem believes the contest exposed a major Golden State weakness. And it is one that not even Butler might be able to combat.

“When you talk about Aaron Gordon and Russell Westbrook, you’re talking about guys that have size, speed and athleticism,” Haslem said on ESPN’s “NBA Today,” per Andy Lindquist of NBC Sports Bay Area.

“Those are the kinds of guys Jimmy struggles with. Smaller guards he can overpower, bigger guys he can usually get around. Those guys that have that balance of both, those teams are ones Jimmy struggles with. Guys with switchable matchups that can guard him on the post and the perimeter.”

The Warriors are currently in sixth place in the Western Conference and would battle the Nuggets in the opening round of the playoffs if the regular season ended on Monday. Haslem actually thinks there are two teams that pose even more danger for them.