Myles Turner likened Indiana Pacers teammate Bennedict Mathurin to Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant after an enormous win over the Boston Celtics.
The Pacers survived an nearly catastrophic collapse at house to Boston on Wednesday, letting a 24-point third quarter lead slip because the Celtics compelled time beyond regulation because of Jayson Tatum’s go-ahead three on the dying.
The guests fell flat in time beyond regulation and it was Indiana who battled hardest to assert their second win of the season and hand the Celtics, the workforce who swept them within the Japanese Convention Finals, their first loss.
Mathurin, chosen with the sixth total decide by the Pacers in 2022, has started yr three in model – the spotlight a double-double of 30 factors, 11 rebounds and 4 assists over the defending champions to snap a three-game dropping streak.
The 22-year-old was named to the NBA’s All-Rookie First Group in 2023 and he’s the second-leading scorer for Indiana to date this season, averaging 15.8 factors a recreation.
After the sport, Pacers heart Turner tweeted a picture of Mathurin alongside NBA legends Jordan, who gained six championships with the Chicago Bulls and Bryant, who gained 5 with the Los Angeles Lakers.
— Myles Turner (@Original_Turner) October 31, 2024
Pacers topple Celtics in dramatic time beyond regulation encounter to keep away from embarrassment
After blowing such a large lead, the Pacers took that disappointment and channeled it into one thing nice throughout time beyond regulation, outscoring the Celtics 11-8 because of a few large buckets from Pascal Siakam inside the ultimate 40 seconds.
Boston have been moved out of the win column for the primary time this season, regardless of big efforts from Tatum and Jaylen Brown who couldn’t fairly discover the candy spot from outdoors the arc.
Tyrese Haliburton continued his underwhelming begin to the yr, capturing 7/19 from the sphere and a couple of/10 from deep, however his 12 assists alongside a giant three in time beyond regulation proved class is everlasting.
