Caron Butler (back) left during the second quarter of Friday's game, but returned and finished with 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting with one rebound and three assists in 33 minutes. Butler has been struggling and saw most of his production before he left the game, so once again owners are in the dark, here. The fact that he came back and played is a good sign, and one doesn't have to look back too far to recall his mid-round production earlier in the year. He has a history of injuries, though, and the wheels could be falling off. Overall, we're exercising patience but the leash is very short right now.