On Feb. 6, the Golden State Warriors were 10th in the Western Conference with a 25-26 record. Three weeks later, the Warriors are the seventh seed in the West and ride a five-game winning streak.

In the latest, Curry put the Warriors on his back with a 56-point gem in which he poured in a dozen 3-pointers. He had the Kia Center in Orlando giving him M-V-P chants even as their hometown star, ...