The Indiana Pacers took Game 3 of the NBA Finals 116-107. Most would believe the star for Indiana was Tyrese Haliburton, but in this game, Bennedict Mathurin shone the brightest.
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Mathurin scored a playoff career-high 27 points on 9-12 from the field and 2-3 from downtown. After the game, the entire NBA world couldn’t stop talking about Mathurin.
Bennedict Mathurin dropped the most points off the bench in an NBA Finals game since Jason Terry in 2011 ???? pic.twitter.com/W6E6OQJ4Z2
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) June 12, 2025
BENNEDICT MATHURIN TONIGHT:
27 POINTS
9/12 FGM
2/3 3PMONLY 22 MINUTES pic.twitter.com/wl8KTDOE7z
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) June 12, 2025
Bench players with a 25-point game in the Finals this century:
— Jason Terry
— Manu Ginobili
— Bennedict MathurinGreat company. pic.twitter.com/0ZfgwFNLb2
— StatMuse (@statmuse) June 12, 2025
Thunder fans telling their kids about the Bennedict Mathurin game pic.twitter.com/mxJLNuLaKm
— BetMGM ???? (@BetMGM) June 12, 2025
— Xen nahv (@nahvgod) June 12, 2025
Pacers really showed up in the 2nd half! Bennedict Mathurin stepped up big time too
— Capt. Moon (@HLMoonIt) June 12, 2025
If I’m Indiana owner/gm we are sitting down with Ric Carlisle this off-season, playing the tape of tonight’s game and explaining to him why Ben Mathurin is our 6man next season. And he better play 27-30 mins a game
— . (@YYSP120120) June 12, 2025
The entire world now knows the name Bennedict Mathurin. If the Oklahoma City Thunder want to get back into this series, they better learn his name as well, and figure out how to stop him..
