This season, it feels as if each Curry basket is a victory over nature. He has always been the focus of everything around him, but never before as he is now, on a flawed Warriors team that is contending with a paradox: determined to use him less than ever at a time when it needs him the most.

Stephen Curry opens up about the struggles of the Golden State Warriors and his desperate plea for more support.

Wednesday was vintage Curry on the NBA’s showcase stage. But the vociferation of his excellence felt like a simultaneous cry for help.