'Playoff Jimmy' doing it again with Warriors

Ira Winderman: Heat get to look at Jimmy Butler from both sides now

MIAMI — The duality of Jimmy Butler is one amply familiar to followers of the Miami Heat. There has always been … this Jimmy Butler and that Jimmy Butler. This Jimmy Butler, the one who has so wonderfully meshed with the Golden State Warriors since his Feb. 6 acquisition at the NBA trading deadline, the one so familiar to Heat followers for exploits in three of his five postseasons with the team, a playoff menace able to carry rosters otherwise …

'Playoff Jimmy' doing it again with Warriors

SAN FRANCISCO — Jimmy Butler had places to be, and he loudly let everybody know it.

Jimmy Butler's presence on the court and in locker room has sparked the Warriors' resurgence

Since Jimmy Butler joined the Golden State Warriors at the trade deadline from Miami, he has brought an energy and winning mentality they were searching for to make a playoff push.

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"You go out there and just compete" - Jimmy Butler on why he took on the toughest defensive assignments early on in his career

Butler's fearlessness has been the key to his longevity and success.

Are the Warriors an underdog threat in the Western Conference playoff picture?

Since adding Jimmy Butler ahead of the Feb. 6 trade deadline, the Golden State Warriors have surged up the Western Conference standings. They've gone from battling for a spot as the tenth seed, to fighting to establish themselves in the top-6, securing a guaranteed playoff spot. Steve Kerr's team ranks seventh in the NBA for defensive rating. They've also begun to find somewhat of an identity on the offensive end. Butler's presence has played a …