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 Monday. Buddy Hield drained five 3-pointers and scored 17 points in his absence and afterward embraced the comic book reference coined by Butler.

Butler spoke to NBA on TNT's Allie LaForce immediately after the final buzzer, and it appears that the 6-foot-7 forward took the opportunity to take a veiled shot at his former team, the Miami Heat.

The Golden State Warriors were able to get the job done in Game 3, positioning themselves with a 2-1 lead heading into Game 4 with a chance to take a 3-1 lead,