Mathurin’s historic performance off the bench in the 116-107 win helped Indiana take a 2-1 series lead over the Oklahoma City Thunder and win their first Game 3 in these playoffs.

He shot 5 of 13 from the field. The Pacers’ bench owned its counterpart – in addition to Toppin’s great game, T.J. McConnell scored 12 points with nine rebounds and six assists.

The Pacers and Thunder have exchanged big punches in this series, with Indiana most recently delivering a monster performance to win a home Game 6 comfortably (108-91) to force a Game 7. Obi ...

The Oklahoma City Thunder came from behind to beat the Indiana Pacers 111-104 in Game 4 of the 2025 NBA Finals, tying the series at two games apiece. The Thunder trailed for nearly the entire ...

As much as the bench has to step up, the starters are going to have to bring more. Andrew Nembhard hasn’t had a strong performance all series, and he’ll have to look for his shot more often ...