The Indiana Pacers bench caught fire in Wednesday’s Game 3 to defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-107 and take a series lead in the NBA Finals.
Pacers reserves outscored the Thunder 49-18. Bennedict Mathurin led all scorers with 27 points on 9-of-12 shooting, and T.J. McConnell had 10 points, five assists, and five steals.
“T.J. just brought a competitive will to the game. Mathurin jumped in there and immediately was aggressive and got the ball in the basket,” Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle said postgame, per ESPN.
