Warriors instant analysis: Steph Curry spends New Year’s Eve lighting up hometown Hornets

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A glance through the stands at Spectrum Center on Wednesday could have left a deceptive impression. If the average paying customer was not wearing a blue-and-gold “Curry” Warriors jersey, they were either decked out in a red “Curry” Davidson College outfit or perhaps some white “Curry” USA garb. 

The host Hornets? Barely an afterthought to the returning hometown son on New Year’s Eve. 

With a scintillating 26 points in the Warriors’ 132-125 victory over the Hornets...