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 virtually catastrophic collapse at residence to Boston on Wednesday, letting a 24-point third quarter lead slip because the Celtics pressured extra time because of Jayson Tatum’s go-ahead three on the dying.
The guests fell flat in extra time and it was Indiana who battled hardest to say their second win of the season and hand the Celtics, the group who swept them within the Japanese Convention Finals, their first loss.
Mathurin, chosen with the sixth general choose by the Pacers in 2022, has started 12 months three in fashion – the spotlight a double-double of 30 factors, 11 rebounds and 4 assists over the defending champions to snap a three-game shedding streak.
The 22-year-old was named to the NBA’s All-Rookie First Crew in 2023 and he’s the second-leading scorer for Indiana to date this season, averaging 15.8 factors a sport.
After the sport, Pacers middle Turner tweeted a picture of Mathurin alongside NBA legends Jordan, who received six championships with the Chicago Bulls and Bryant, who received 5 with the Los Angeles Lakers.
— Myles Turner (@Original_Turner) October 31, 2024
Pacers topple Celtics in dramatic extra time 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 extra time, outscoring the Celtics 11-8 because of a few huge 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 enormous efforts from Tatum and Jaylen Brown who couldn’t fairly discover the candy spot from exterior the arc.
Tyrese Haliburton continued his underwhelming begin to the 12 months, capturing 7/19 from the sector and a couple of/10 from deep, however his 12 assists alongside an enormous three in extra time proved class is everlasting.
