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Indiana beat OKC 116-107 in Game 3 of NBA finals
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Mathurin scores 27 as Indiana dominate fourth quarter
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Thunder shoot 6-17 in fourth, go scoreless from thre
Bennedict Mathurin scored 27 points and Tyrese Haliburton added 22 and 11 assists as the Indiana Pacers closed strong to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 116–107 in Game 3 of the NBA finals on Wednesday night, taking a 2–1 series lead.
Indiana trailed by five entering the fourth quarter but outscored Oklahoma City 32–18 in the final period, fueled by a 22–8 closing run. Mathurin had 10 points in the quarter, while Haliburton orchestrated the offense and found Pascal Siakam and Myles Turner for key buckets down the stretch.