June 7, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry speaks to media following the 95-93 loss against the Cleveland Cavaliers in game two of the NBA Finals at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports
<span id="articleText"> <span id="midArticle_start"/> Stephen Curry had a rare off-night that cost his Golden State Warriors a chance to grab a vice-like grip on the NBA Finals, but the league's Most Valuable Player is not fretting one of the most frustrating games of his career.
<span id="midArticle_0"/>Curry looked out of sorts as he missed 18 of 23 shots during Sunday's loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers that evened the best-of-seven NBA Finals at 1-1. It was far from the performance many have come to expect from one of the NBA's all-time best shooters.
<span id="midArticle_1"/>"I doubt this will happen again, with the adjustments I'll make once I'll look at the film," Curry said after the 95-93 overtime loss. "One game is not going to make me stop shooting or alter my confidence at all."
<span id="midArticle_2"/>Despite the forgettable night, Curry did force overtime with a game-tying layup with eight seconds left and drained two free throws that put Golden State ahead 93-92 with 29 seconds left in the extra period.
<span id="midArticle_3"/>But with four seconds to play, he air-balled the potential game winner and the top-seeded Warriors went on to lose at home for only the fourth time in 51 games this season.
<span id="midArticle_4"/> <span class="first-article-divide"/>"It happens to everybody, whether you're the MVP or a role player. Sometimes the shots don't go in. Sometimes things don't go your way. Steph will bounce back. He's a great player," said Warriors head coach Steve Kerr.
<span id="midArticle_5"/>"I've seen it with everybody. I've seen it with Michael Jordan, Tim Duncan. It doesn't matter who you are. Nobody is immune from a tough night."
<span id="midArticle_6"/>Curry, who is trying to deliver the Oakland-based franchise a first championship in 40 years, followed his team-high 26-point performance in Game One with 19 points on Sunday.
<span id="midArticle_7"/> <span class="second-article-divide"/>Much of Curry's struggles are being credited to Cleveland's Matthew Dellavedova, who stepped in for an injured Kyrie Irving and harangued his more experienced opponent all night.
<span id="midArticle_8"/>Curry will get a chance to redeem himself on Tuesday when the series shifts to Cleveland for Game Three.
<span id="midArticle_9"/> <span class="third-article-divide"/>"I've got to play better, find better shots and be more in a rhythm throughout the course of the game for us to really assert ourselves as a team," said Curry.
<span id="midArticle_10"/>"They've done something that maybe has taken us out of our rhythm, and we have to figure out what that is specifically. But I think we're still confident. We still believe that we're going to win the series."
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<span id="midArticle_12"/> (Reporting by Frank Pingue; Editing by Mark Lamport-Stokes)
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