Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry set a NBA Finals record by hitting nine 3-pointers Sunday in a 122-103 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 2 of the best-of-seven series.
In 38 minutes, Curry finished with 33 points on 11-of-26 shooting while hitting 9 of 17 3-pointers.
Former Celtics star Ray Allen set the previous record in 2010, when he made eight 3-pointers against the Lakers in Game 2 of that series.
“It’s a pretty cool deal to accomplish knowing whose held the record,” Curry said of breaking Allen’s mark.
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Curry left the game with less than 3 minutes, 30 seconds to go in the game and the Warriors comfortably ahead.
When asked if it was Curry’s best Finals performance, Warriors coach Steve Kerr said: “Yeah, it’s hard to think back to all of the games.”
“But he was tremendous,” Kerr added. “You know, nine threes and seemed to hit the big shot every time we needed one. But, yeah, he was fantastic.”
The 17 attempts also were a Finals record — the previous high had been 15, which has been done twice.
In addition to his game-high point total, Curry also added eight assists and seven rebounds.
The series heads to Cleveland with Game 3 scheduled for Wednesday.
Source : ESPN