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.

The No. 7 seed Golden State Warriors notched a road victory over the No. 2 seed Houston Rockets on Sunday night, recording a 95-85 final score at the Toyota Center. Before this year's trade deadline,

Butler, who joined the Warriors just before the February trade deadline, hasn’t wasted any time getting in step with the team’s identity. After a gritty 95-85 win over the Houston Rockets, he spoke to TNT’s Allie LaForce and made his role – and Curry’s – very clear.