Jimmy Butler has repeatedly referred to Stephen Curry as Batman to his Robin. So, after Butler went out with a pelvic bruise in Game 2 of Golden State’s first-round Western Conference playoff series with the Houston Rockets Curry was asked who would fill in as Robin if his teammate can’t play.

When the Golden State Warriors added Jimmy Butler at the trade deadline, it felt like a proper present for Steph Curry to at least give him a chance to play -- as he termed it -- meaningful basketball again. But it felt like a bit of an oversell to think one player could turn a team dancing on the lottery line into a true-blue contender.