On Saturday evening, the Golden State Warriors took a 2-1 series lead over the Houston Rockets with a come from behind Game 3 victory at home. The Warriors were led by a 36-point performance from Stephen Curry, who held down the fort in the absence of co-star Jimmy Butler, still recovering from a hard fall he took in Game 1.

Still, Butler made his impact on the game felt by constantly cheering on his teammates from the sidelines as well as giving advice during timeouts. After the game, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr lauded Butler's leadership and also complimented his impeccable fashion sense.

“First, he had a fantastic coat on,” said Kerr, per Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints. “He's so smart. He reminds me so much of Andre Iguodala, incredible basketball IQ and the ability to communicate what he's seeing to see his teammates from the bench.”

Basketball IQ was indeed one of the major reasons that the Warriors were motivated to bring in Butler at this past trade deadline. Butler has made several deep playoff runs throughout his career with the Miami Heat and is helping to impart that wisdom on some of his younger Warriors teammates in this series, even while he's out of action.

There's a chance that Butler could return to the lineup for the Warriors on Monday evening when they look to take a 3-1 stranglehold on this series. Warriors fans are well-versed in the fact that 3-1 leads are not foolproof, but the team would still feel very confident about its chances should they put this young Rockets squad on the brink of elimination.

If Butler is indeed able to return, it would take a lot of the pressure off of Stephen Curry offensively, which in turn could allow him to also use more of his energy on the defensive end of the floor.

It would also allow head coach Steve Kerr to sit Curry a bit more than he was able to during Saturday's game.

In any case, Game 4 between the Rockets and Warriors is slated for Monday evening at 10:00 PM ET from the Chase Center.