San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Jimmy Butler III (10) dribbles upcourt against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first quarter during g

There was a line of thinking that Jimmy Butler didn't put his foot on the gas in Golden State's Game 2 loss to the Timberwolves because he was saving up his energy for Game 3 at home, when the Warriors were likely to have their best shot to steal the one win they need in this series to stay afloat until Stephen Curry can potentially get back.

The Golden State Warriors lost Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals series to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night without star Stephen Curry as he is sidelined for a couple games (at least) due to a Grade 1 hamstring strain he suffered in Game 1.