Bennedict Mathurin stood at the free-throw line with a chance to cut a four-point deficit in half and give the Pacers a chance for another comeback.

Before Mathurin did it in Game 3, the last player who scored 27 points off the bench in an NBA Finals game was Jason Terry for Dallas in 2011 — doing so in the Game 6 title-clinching win over Miami. The coach of that Mavs team: Rick Carlisle. The coach of this Pacers team: Rick Carlisle.