The Indiana Pacers love what Bennedict Mathurin brings to the team in terms of his mentality. When he was drafted, he said that LeBron James had to prove that he was a better player than him.
VJ Edgecombe has yet to play a single minute of NBA basketball, and yet the Philadelphia 76ers rookie has somehow already found himself a Superman-style one arch-rival.
Former Arizona Wildcats shooting guard Bennedict Mathurin had a long road ahead of him after tearing the labrum in his right shoulder during a March contest against the Dallas Mavericks, which required season-ending surgery in 2024.
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To paraphrase the recently-retired Black Sabbath, the Indiana Pacers are going through changes this summer. Indiana enjoyed a charmed run to the 2025 NBA Finals, capping off an exciting two-year span that saw the Pacers emerge as legitimate Eastern Conference contenders.
With the Indiana Pacers preparing for Game 6 of the NBA Finals, which is a win-or-go-home contest for the team against the Oklahoma City Thunder, there’s no doubt some viral moments were had before tip-off.
Despite leading for most of the game, the Indiana Pacers dropped Game 4 against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Finals in part because of Bennedict Mathurin's poor play down the stretch.
The Indiana Pacers missed out on a golden opportunity — or, depending on whom you talk to, were Scott Fostered out of a golden opportunity — to improve to a borderline-insurmountable 3-1 NBA Finals advantage over the heavily favored Oklahoma City Thunder in a critical Game 4 on Friday night.
The 2025 NBA Finals have been a back-and-forth chess match between two young, hungry teams. And with the series tied at 1-1 heading into Game 3, it was Indiana's turn to punch back – this time led by a new name under the spotlight.
Bennedict Mathurin was the X-factor for the Pacers in their Game 3 win. He dropped 27 points in 22 minutes to lead all scorers in their 116-107 win over the Thunder in Indiana's Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Coming off the bench for the Pacers, not many expected that Mathurin could do something like this.
Wednesday's Game 3 of the NBA Finals series between the Pacers and the Thunder featured a guy who has been the breakout player of the 2025 postseason--point guard Tyrese Haliburton--as well as three-time All-Star Pascal Siakam and newly crowned NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
Bench scoring in the NBA Finals is a phrase that continues to come up for a reason.
The Indiana Pacers had a huge game from their bench in their Game 3 victory against the Oklahoma City Thunder. It was a win they had to get now that they have home-court advantage.
An NBA player has come off of the bench to score 20 or more points in a Finals game on 41 occasions in league history. How many of the players to do it can you name in six minutes?
The Indiana Pacers have a 2-1 series lead over the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2025 NBA Finals on Wednesday. A major factor in the Pacers’ win in Game 3 was the play of the bench players, specifically Bennedict Mathurin.
The Indiana Pacers shocked the world when they defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 3 of the NBA Finals. More shockingly, of all the players who led the game in scoring, it was 22-year-old Bennedict Mathurin off the bench.
Bennedict Mathurin came off the bench and into the record books. Tyrese Haliburton flirted with a triple-double. And the Indiana Pacers took a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals, outlasting the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-107 in Game 3 on Wednesday night.
Mathurin came off the bench to lead all scorers with 27 points on 9-of-12 shooting.
Jalen Williams hit a buzzer-beater to give the Oklahoma City Thunder a five-point lead after three quarters. That put them right where the Indiana Pacers wanted them in Game 3 on Wednesday.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had his way with the entire Indiana Pacers lineup in Game 2. He scored 34 points on 11-21 shooting, including a bucket on Bennedict Mathurin, in which he gave the “too small” gesture.
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Indiana Pacers swingman Bennedict Mathurin was ejected from Sunday’s postseason contest after striking Cleveland Cavaliers forward De’Andre Hunter.
Bennedict Mathurin's sensational fourth quarter and a 3-pointer by Andrew Nembhard with 14.7 seconds left opened Indiana's five-game homestand in dramatic fashion with a 135-131 win over Dallas on Wednesday in Indianapolis.
After he made physical contact with the official, he was immediately whistled for a technical foul and ejected from the bout.
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