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'Two lions are better than one': The Warriors' season hinges on an unlikely friendship

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Golden State Warriors traded with Miami Heat for Jimmy Butler on Feb. 5 and signed him to a two-year , $111 million deal.

Butler and Draymond Green have formed a bond that has shaped them as teammates.

The Warriors have gone 16-3 with Butler in the lineup, climbing to sixth place in the Western Conference .

Butler: " Two winners that would do anything to win".

Draymond Green and Jimmy Butler have been playing dominoes together for years .

Butler says he and Green have heard much of the same criticism about each other.

The Warriors are second in the league in defensive efficiency since Butler 's arrival.

Coach Steve Kerr likens Green and Butler to another elite defensive team.

Warriors are 7 -2 in clutch-time games with Butler .

Butler has been as much of a boon for Curry on the offensive end of the court as he has for Green .

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