After three games, he had already scored 72 points, and that was downright a franchise record for a Pacers rookie. Less in sight for a week, Bennedict Mathurin dazzled the night on the floor of the Nets. Mainly in the first half with 22 points, off the bench! We knew he was aggressive, and always ready to attack the circle, but the Canadian also blasted the Nets’ defense with 3-pointers: 6 out of 9! The first is after a fake grandfather to eliminate his defender. The others are mostly catch-and-shoot.
“Every time I step onto the pitch, my confidence stays the same, whether or not I put in my shots” explains the Pacers rookie. “Tonight I felt I could have a bigger impact coming off the bench, and I brought some extra juice to the game. »
The Montrealer asks himself no questions: as soon as he has the ball, he looks at the circle and tries to provoke the defenses. Result, a wagon of free throws, and since he has good shooting mechanics, he ends the game with a 10 of 10 on the line.
Less visible in the second half, he will save the best for the end with first his 6th shot from 3-pointers in the corner, then a big dunk after an offensive rebound. On arrival, he signed the best performance of his young career with 32 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists at 8 of 16 on shots. Difficult to do more effective with so few shots.
| Bennedict Mathurin | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2022-23 | IND | 6 | 27 | 44.2 | 37.1 | 83.9 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 19.2 |
| Total | 6 | 27 | 44.2 | 37.1 | 83.9 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 19.2 | |
