Parabolic Move Upward

Steph Curry meets some fans in Burlingame in 2012

After their All-Star forward David Lee suffered a season-ending injury, the Golden State Warriors' chance of upsetting the Denver Nuggets in the NBA playoffs went from slim to none, said the experts.

No one told Stephen Curry and the other members of the team, which now leads the Nuggets 2-1 in the best-of-seven series. 25-year-old Steph Curry is torching the opposition despite playing on a badly sprained ankle. Some have called him the best shooter in the league, on track to become the best shooter in NBA history (!). Wow, all that praise for a guy who's never been an All-Star or whose team has been out of the playoffs for six years.

Even if the Warriors make it past the Nuggets, it's highly unlikely that they can defeat more experienced and powerful Western Conference teams like the Spurs, Clippers, and Thunder. But it will be fun to watch them try, and for the first time in a long time Warriors fans are already looking forward to a bright future. © 2013 Stephen Yuen