{"id":63468,"date":"2025-06-12T04:35:39","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T03:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=63468"},"modified":"2025-06-12T05:25:49","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T04:25:49","slug":"thunder-vs-pacers-nba-finals-indiana-surge-past-okc-in-game-3-as-bennedict-mathurin-outshines-shai-gilgeous-alexander","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/thunder-vs-pacers-nba-finals-indiana-surge-past-okc-in-game-3-as-bennedict-mathurin-outshines-shai-gilgeous-alexander\/","title":{"rendered":"Thunder vs Pacers NBA Finals: Indiana Surge Past OKC in Game 3 as Bennedict Mathurin Outshines Shai Gilgeous-Alexander"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Indiana Pacers turned around the NBA Finals on Wednesday night, taking a vital advantage of a 2-1 lead. OKC Thunder looked worn down after yet another close game slipped from their hands.<\/p><p>The visitors controlled the first quarter, opening a 32-24 lead over the Indiana Pacers. It looked like the Thunder were finally getting the momentum back into the NBA Finals. However, the Pacers put up a wild second quarter performance.<\/p><p>They flipped the script early with a 40-28 run that left OKC reeling. As a result, the Thunder vs. Pacers halftime score was in favor of the home team. Indiana&rsquo;s momentum came from collective effort rather than standout individual plays. For the OKC Thunder, it was Shai Gilgeous-Alexander that the team leaned on for bailing out again.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">571 points and counting&hellip; &#128293;<br><br>Shai Gilgeous-Alexander now holds the OKC record for most points in a single playoff run, passing Kevin Durant (570 in 2012)! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3dxvDS8718\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/3dxvDS8718<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/1932996801285820781?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>June 12, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>The Thunder vs. Pacers NBA Finals game was within reach of both teams going into the second half. Both teams cooled off in a slower-paced third quarter. However, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led his side to a 29-20 quarter, thus reclaiming the lead.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pacers Dominate Final Quarter, Stun Thunder<\/h2><p>The Indiana Pacers outdid the OKC Thunder going into the last 12 minutes of the game. Thunder looked fatigued as poor driving and weak paint presence hurt them on both ends. The Pacers outmatched OKC heading into the final 12 minutes with renewed energy.<\/p><p>The defense of the home side was on point as well, giving little room to the OKC Thunder. Indiana sealed the game with a dominant 32-18 fourth quarter, closing out a 116-107 win. OKC&rsquo;s offensive struggles returned to haunt them in the final stretch.<\/p><p>Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 24 points with 9-20 from the field. He also had 6 turnovers. While Tyrese Haliburton (22), Pascal Siakam (21), and Bennedict Mathurin (27) had major roles to play in the NBA Finals game three victory on Wednesday.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#127942; GAME 3 FINAL SCORE &#127942;<br><br>Tyrese Haliburton leads a late <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pacers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@Pacers<\/a> charge at home to take a 2-1 series lead!<br><br>Mathurin: 27 PTS (playoff career high), 9-12 FGM<br>Siakam: 21 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST<br>McConnell: 10 PTS, 5 AST, 5 STL<br>SGA: 24 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK<br><br>Game 4: Fri., 8:30pm\/et, ABC <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dABbdKOkRR\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/dABbdKOkRR<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/1933013007396745366?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>June 12, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>WNBA star Caitlin Clark was also in attendance for the Game 3 supporting the Indiana Pacers. She has proven to be a lucky charm for the Pacers as in her presence, they have managed to win all the games so far. With Clark in the arena, the Pacers have an impressive 8-0 record.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thunder crumble late as Pacers take crucial Game 3 lead at home<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":63469,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[865,5480,7461,4757],"class_list":["post-63468","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-indiana-pacers","tag-nba-finals","tag-nba-finals-2025","tag-okc-thunder"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Thunder vs Pacers NBA Finals: Indiana Surge Past OKC in Game 3 as Bennedict Mathurin Outshines Shai Gilgeous-Alexander - The Playoffs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Thunder vs Pacers NBA Finals Game 3: Indiana leads 2-1 after a big fourth quarter finish. 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