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.

The Houston Rockets had a chance to steal a game on the road against the Golden State Warriors, but they fell 104-93 in Game 3 to trail 2-1 in the series. The Athletic insider Kelly Iko believes that the Rockets blew a golden opportunity to take a lead in the series,

Three games into the NBA postseason, and the Warriors already have some schtick going. That was evident after Game 3, a game that saw star forward Jimmy Butler sit out with a pelvic contusion. More responsibility was heaped onto Curry, and he certainly responded.