Pacers, NBA Finals and Bennedict Mathurin
Digest more
After an impressive Game 3 outing, Pacers' Bennedict Mathurin speaks about not wanting to live in his dream in the NBA Finals.
Bennedict Mathurin torched Oklahoma City for a game-high 27 points in just 22 minutes and on 12 shot attempts, Wednesday. He became the youngest player to score 25 points or more off the bench in an NBA Finals game since 1970-71, when starting player designations were first fully recorded.
Bennedict Mathurin, who missed last year's playoff run due to a shoulder injury, has been waiting for a moment like this. He delivered in Game 3.
The NBA Finals — a showcase of sorts for Canadian basketball — resumes Wednesday night in Indianapolis. The series is tied 1-1.
Indiana Pacers’ Bennedict Mathurin and Oklahoma City Thunder’s Luguentz Dort are tied 1-1 in the first NBA Finals featuring two opponents of Haitian descent. Both have significantly contributed in the finals so far,