Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors Facing Toughest Title Run Yet

If it's almost spring, it must be time to panic about the Golden State Warriors.

That's what we all did last year at this time, when on March 11, 2017, the Dubs dropped their fifth game in seven tries, lost control of the West's top seed and faced a stretch run without Kevin Durant, who'd gone down with a scary knee injury just 11 days earlier.

It was bleak, and that's easy to forget in light of the ensuing postseason sprint that resulted in a title.

This time around, though, the causes for concern are deeper—rooted internally and encroaching from the outside as well. And this time, it's Stephen Curry who's ailing.

That's why the road ahead, perhaps to a third championship in four years, looks…