On Thursday night, Stephen Curry hit a shot from just inside the halfcourt line to end the third quarter, logging his 22nd, 23rd and 24th points of the period. He watched the ball bank in, then he just stood there and laughed. It was the right response. When the unbelievable becomes the expected, reasoned analysis will take you only so far. At some point, all you can do is watch this season unfold, smile and take a moment to enjoy it. Curry’s expression captured something all the stats and records can’t — a joyous sense of wonder.
Of course, for the rest of the NBA, there is no joy.