Before Stephen Curry: 20 iconic Bay Area playoff performances

San Francisco Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner and catcher Buster Posey celebrate the team's win over the Kansas City Royals in Game 7 of baseball's World Series at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)There are grandchildren not yet born who will someday hear the legend of Stephen Curry.

Why, yes, my child, the Warriors guard really did come off the bench with a bum knee to hit 3-pointers from distant galaxies back in 2016. Pretty sure he was wearing a cape, too.Curry's performance -- 40 points, including a record 17 in overtime -- gave the Warriors a 3-1 series lead over the Portland Trail Blazers in the Western…