Tyrese Haliburton Following Pacers Win In Recreation 3 Our Bench Was Superb

The Indiana Pacers defeated the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder 116-107 in Recreation 3 of the NBA Finals to take a 2-1 collection lead.

Bennedict Mathurin lead the Pacers in scoring with 27 factors off the bench. Tyrese Halliburton added 22 factors, with Pascal Siakam scoring 21 factors.

“We simply had guys make performs after performs,” mentioned Haliburton after the sport. “Our bench was wonderful. … It is a huge win for us.”

The Pacers bench outscored the Thunder bench 49-18 within the sport. 

Mathurin grew to become the sixth participant because the NBA/ABA merger in 1976-77 to attain 25 factors or extra in a Finals at 22 years outdated or youthful. T.J. McConnell additionally got here off the bench so as to add 10 factors, 5 assists, and 5 steals, turning into the primary participant within the finals to report that stat line. 

In 41 earlier NBA Finals that had been tied at 1-1, the staff that gained Recreation 3 has gone on to win the collection 80.5% of the time. 

The Pacers are actually 10-0 following losses since mid-March.

Recreation 4 takes place on Friday evening.