Could the Pacers’ Bold Strategy Against the Thunder Rewrite NBA Finals History?
Mathurin, who averaged 16.1 points during the regular season, also got to the free-throw line eight times, which is a huge development because Haliburton has yet to take a free throw in this series.
The ideal way to guard Mathurin is to bring an aggressive secondary defender because he’s not a great passer. But the Thunder don’t want to dedicate a hard rotation to Mathurin, especially when Haliburton or Pascal Siakam is on the floor. A lot of Mathurin’s paint touches come after the defense has already been bent by another player. The Thunder were relying on Mathurin being a player they could help off to put out other fires.
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