Pacers, NBA Finals and Bennedict Mathurin
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After an impressive Game 3 outing, Pacers' Bennedict Mathurin speaks about not wanting to live in his dream in the NBA Finals.
Before Mathurin did it in Game 3, the last player who scored 27 points off the bench in an NBA Finals game was Jason Terry for Dallas in 2011 — doing so in the Game 6 title-clinching win over Miami. The coach of that Mavs team: Rick Carlisle. The coach of this Pacers team: Rick Carlisle.
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.
Bennedict Mathurin's old remarks about LeBron James resurfaced. This happened after NBA revealed names of young players scoring 25+ in Finals. Mathurin once challenged James's greatness. He recently joined an elite club with a strong Game 3 performance.
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,