Steph Curry shouldn't still be this good

He was apparently just conserving his energy.

After Steph Curry scored eight points on just 2-of-9 shooting in a first-half that included a worrisome trip to the locker room, I assumed the Golden State Warriors were toast. If he didn't have it, they didn't have a chance.

Despite all we know about the four-time champ, there was plenty reason to doubt he had it in him to save the Warriors' season. With his expected minutes restriction, Wednesday's play-in contest was shaping up to be the bookend of an injury-riddled season where Curry was limited to just 43 games.

For a while, it looked that way too, as the Los Angeles Clippers led by eight at halftime and as much as 13 in the fourth quarter.

Then, the chef started cooking.

I wanted to sleep so bad. Somewhere mid-Curry awakening, when the Clippers were still up but in imminent danger, my eyes got incredibly heavy. Those West Coast games are tough on us in the East.

But in the same way he steadied the Warriors, Curry kept me going. After all, we've seen enough of his flurries to know when we're in the midst of something special. So I fought the drowsiness long enough to see him hit a ridiculous go-ahead step-back 3-pointer over Brook Lopez, and watch Draymond Green seal the game with a defensive masterclass on Kawhi Leonard.

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And I'm sorry I ever doubted.

If we're keeping it a buck, I could've surrendered to the sleep a lot sooner. The end result wasn't a surprise once the Warriors got rolling. There's clearly some championship DNA still lingering there. What is surprising is that Curry is able to pull this stuff off at 38 years old. Which shouldn't be possible.

His 27-point second half, where he made 10-of-14 shots and 5-of-7 threes, might seem normal in an era where contemporaries like Leonard, LeBron James and Kevin Durant are still playing a high level too. But it's not. Even less so for a 6-2 guard who built his hall-of-fame career running around screens and launching more long-range shots than anyone in the history of the game.

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