SAN FRANCISCO — In an already out of hand, Steph Curry decided to put a jolt into a dead Chase Center crowd.

All-Star championship game

Ever the showman, Curry pulled up from halfcourt and drained it. Finally, the crowd that sat through brutal stoppages and nonsensical basketball, had something to get out of their seats for.

Curry stamped a blowout victory with a trademark lookaway 3-pointer and by hoisting the Kobe Bryant All-Star Game MVP trophy.

For 16 years, Curry has sensed the moment and delivered, inspiring crowds and expanding the basketball imagination.

In Sunday night’s All-Star Game at Chase Center, there wasn’t a moment for him to rise to. He did so anyway.

Lifeless for almost the entire night, sitting through a commercialized production of performance smorgasbord, uninspired basketball, long stoppages and gimmicks, the Chase Center crowd at least headed for the exits with a memory of their franchise player in mind.

Curry scored 12 points in the championship, helping his Shaq’s OGs team to a 41-25 victory in the championship to win the first tournament-style All-Star Game by reaching the target score.

“It’s obviously our responsibility to come out, put on a show and I thank (my teammates) for helping me do that in Golden State, because a lot of history has happened out here,” Curry told the crowd and TNT audience. “But the competition and the camaraderie and the legacies that we all create is what it’s all about, so I’m happy to be a part of that celebration.”