Listed as questionable on the injury report, Jimmy Butler was ruled out prior to tipoff and his status remains up in the air for Game 4 on Wednesday. Buddy Hield drained five 3-pointers and scored 17 points in his absence and afterward embraced the comic book reference coined by Butler.

Even without Butuler's services, the Warriors were still able to score a pivotal 104-93 win to give them a 2-1 series lead. This was thanks in large part to another incredible outing from Steph Curry, who dropped a game-high 36 points, with seven rebounds, nine assists and five triples.