The bench bombarded the Thunder with 27 points! The Finals have fallen from the sky, and the Pacers have reversed again!

The NBA Finals are back in Indiana for the first time in 25 years.

At full-time, the Pacers defeated the Thunder 116-107 to make the series 2-1.

Mathurin had 27 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, Haliburton 22 points, 9 rebounds, 11 assists and 2 steals, Siakam 21 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, McConaughey 10 points, 1 rebound, 5 assists and 5 steals, Turner 9 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 5 blocks, Toppin 8 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocks, and Nembhard had 8 points and 4 boards.

Mathurin had 27 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, Haliburton 22 points, 9 rebounds, 11 assists and 2 steals, Siakam 21 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, McConaughey 10 points, 1 rebound, 5 assists and 5 steals, Turner 9 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 5 blocks, Toppin 8 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocks, and Nembhard had 8 points and 4 boards.

How is it evaluated?

Typical Pacer G3 basketball.

After the second game, too many people felt that the finals were going to return to normal logic.

But never forget that walkers are too abnormal.

If the home team wants to win, who will look at first? Haliburton.

The last game was a crotch pull.

This player, whether you think he's overrated or underrated, it's hard to evaluate.

And from experience, if he didn't play well in the last game, his ability to rebound is still quite strong.

Today, 19 points in the first three quarters, the whole court cut 22 + 9 + 11, the enthusiasm of the defensive end is full, giving the team an absolute drive, this is the role of the leader.

If Harry can't do it, then the Pacers really can't.

The time has come.

This is a very important factor for the Pacers to be able to bite the Thunder and fight for the key moments of the final quarter.

It's the third game of the finals, and I finally saw the competition between you and me.

From the home team's point of view, Harry will continue to play the next game.

Secondly, the Pacers' outside line is actually not good today, 9-of-27, not as good as the Thunder's 10-of-22.

What can be won by this? Bench bandits.

The Pacers scored 64 points in the half, and the bench players scored 30 points.

The bench scored 49-18 to crush the Thunder, and TJ + Mathurin scored 37 points.

If you want to choose the biggest highlight of G3, it is undoubtedly the outstanding performance of the Pacers by McConnell, Mathurin and other substitutes in the transition section.

T.J. McConnell, a steady, cunning little defender. Those steals made me wonder if this guy was of northern Burmese descent...

In the first half, when the Pacers were behind and saw the pills, he came up and changed the rhythm and drove the momentum.

Looking at his balls, old fans are not sighing: Carlisle pulled out JJ Barria 14 years ago in the Pacers...

There is also a mountain in Indiana.

Then, there's Mathurin.

The big brother is the highest pick picked by the Pacers in recent years.

I've often said that he was the Pacers' own Kuminga, but the role he played today reminds me of Terry in 2011.

Coincidentally, Mathurin is also the first substitute player since John Terry in 2011 to score 25+ in the finals...

He's not like Terry's unsolvable shots, but Mathurin has one thing that's valuable:

He's in good shape and can do it with the ball.

That's enough.

While the Thunder focus on other people, Mathurin is the kind of player who has a lot of goof.

With 27 points in a single game, he beat the 18 points of the Thunder's bench... Only two players under the age of 23 scored 25+ points on 75+% shooting in a single game in the Finals, namely today's Mathurin and 2014's Xiaoka.

The team didn't use it much before because he didn't fit the tactics, but his ability to kill at the No. 3 position is what the Pacers need the most.

It is free from the system but can carry the output.

Therefore, the biggest exclamation of this game is Carlisle's ability.

With a good coach, it's really different.

The Knicks, who are crazy about digging into the wall, do they have to call...

People have had a whole playoff game, and to this day, it's not just luck, it's really strong.

From the starting Haliburton, Siakam and Nembhard to the bench players of Mathurin, McConnell and Topin, everyone has a bright performance.

You don't know who's next... Wow, Carlisle.

There was a noticeable change in strategy today: Carlisle allowed Jalen to go single, but definitely didn't give SGA a chance to easily name and misplace heads-up, and the upper line resolutely delayed and wrapped up the rest of the Thunder to solve the problem.

Alexander shot 1-of-3 in the final quarter and finished with 3 points, 1 rebound, 0 assists and 1 turnover. For the first time this season, it seems, the Pacers have found an effective defensive solution against him.

This question is handed over to Thunder.

Finally, it's worth mentioning that the Pacers went 8-0 in the playoffs when WNBA star Caitlin Clarke watched live.

In the next game, the Pacers will have to tie her up...