In a thrilling Game 3 of the NBA Finals, the Indiana Pacers secured a 116-107 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder, taking a 2-1 series lead. Bennedict Mathurin, coming off the bench, led the scoring with 27 points, marking the highest points total by a reserve in an NBA Finals game since Jason Terry in 2011. The Pacers’ bench outscored the Thunder’s 49-18, with T.J. McConnell contributing five steals and 10 points. Tyrese Haliburton added 22 points, 11 assists, and 9 rebounds, while Pascal Siakam scored 21 points. Historically, teams that win Game 3 after a 1-1 tie in the Finals win the series 80.5% of the time. The Pacers remain undefeated after losses in the 2025 postseason, now 5-0, and have not lost consecutive games since March 8 and 10. Mathurin, at 22 years old, joined an elite group of players scoring 25 or more points in the Finals at that age or younger.
ThrowbackHoops
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May 18 LeBron James continued his dominant run in the NBA Finals with another 41-point performance! (2016)
41 PTS
11AST
8 REB
4 STL
3 BLK
59% FG (16/27)
NBA
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Jun 10 Shai’s Finals debut is HISTORIC
His 38 points in Game 1 and 34 in Game 2 are the most ever scored by a player in their first 2 career Finals games, surpassing some legendary performances!
Game 3: Wed, 8:30pm/et, ABC
StatMuse
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Jun 10 Most PPG + RPG + APG in the Finals:
53.3 โ Giannis
51.4 โ Jokic
47.2 โ Barry
47.1 โ Russell, Wilt
46.5 โ Shai
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May 18 Kobe Bryant closed out the NBA Finals with a 30-point performance, winning his fourth championship title! (2009)
30 PTS
6 REB
5 AST
4 BLK
2 STL
44% FG (10/23)
100% FT (8/8)
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