Stephen Curry connected from nearly every spot on the court, breaking Ray Allen's previous record of eight 3-pointers in an NBA Finals game with nine of his own in a Game 2 win against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

His most memorable was an unreal fadeaway three against Kevin Love, a back-breaking shot that made Oracle Arena explode and showed a deflated Cavs team gasping after the lead had been extended to 14 midway through the final period.

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“I was trying to get some space,” Curry said, describing the play to Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated. “I thought I had a layup at first, and I fumbled the ball and tried to see where the defense was. And Kevin Love was right on me. I actually lost the dribble for a hot second, and the only way to get a shot was to keep going back. I try all sorts of shots at some point or another, but at that point, it’s just feel and letting it go, and thankfully it went in.”

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Curry followed that one with another one from the corner, also defended by Love — resulting in a four-point play, as he mauled Curry during his shooting motion.

“A big moment where we had a significant lead, we could extend it a little bit and create some separation down the stretch,” said Curry. “It was a cool moment for sure.”

As Cleveland emptied its bench, the two-time MVP wouldn't waste much time making quick work of rookie Cedi Osman, burying another 28-footer to pass Allen in the record books with his ninth trey of the game.