Minnesota blasted Golden State in Game 2, and Butler didn't seem terribly interested in, if even capable of, doing much about it

ESPN's Stephen A. Smith didn't hold back when suggesting what Butler's job must be without Curry in the lineup. "Jimmy Butler has got to be good for a game," Smith said. "You got to get a game without Steph Curry. That's Jimmy Butler's job. That's what you got him here for.

It is not just a coincidence the Warriors have been able to survive their minutes without Curry in the Butler era.