Mathurin and McConnell came off the bench as the Pacers led the Thunder at half of the NBA Finals G3

On the 12th, Beijing time, the Pacers faced the Thunder at home in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, relying on two bench players in the first two quartersMathurin（Bennedict Mathurin）、Mcconnell(T.J. McConnell) played the first half to lead the Thunder 64-60.

Mcconnell

The Pacers opened the game with a quasi-stunner from Tyrese Haliburton, but the Thunder led the team back with 34 points led by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and the two teams moved to Indiana, and the Thunder opened the game with a 15-6 offensive run led by Chet Holmgren, who scored 13 points in the first quarter and led the team into the second quarter with a 32-24 advantage.

The walker then leanedMathurinandMcconnellComing out of the bench, the second quarter started with a climax of 13:4, and the two sides went back and forth, and the Thunder relied on "SGA" to chase 60:62 in the last 35 seconds, but then McConnell shot the net to help the Pacers enter the second half with a four-point lead.

Mathurin

The Pacers shot 55.8% from the field in the first half.Mathurinscored a team-high 14 points,McconnellContributing 6 points, 4 assists, and 3 steals, the two were the key to the Pacers' comeback in the second quarter, with the Pacers scoring 30 points on the bench far better than the Thunder's 11 points, the Thunder team shooting 48.8%, Horlengamem scoring the best 15 points, and "SGA" scoring 12 points.