If the Pacers lose this series, they will look at the Game 4 loss as the one that made the difference, the one that altered the direction of the NBA Finals.

Indiana Pacers' Finals Hero Might Be Remembered for Blunders Instead originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Indiana Pacers lost Game 4 of the NBA Finals, falling to the Oklahoma City Thunder at home, 111-104.

The Indiana Pacers had the lead late in Game 4, but the Oklahoma City Thunder were able to even the series at 2-2 with a 111-104 win on June 13. Late in the game, Bennedict Mathurin missed three critical free throws for the Pacers.

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Following the Oklahoma City Thunder's 111-104 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Friday night, the 2025 NBA Finals are tied at two games apiece.

In the playoffs thus far, Mathurin has been averaging 11.1 points on .504/.326/.865 shooting splits, plus 2.5 rebounds and 0.7 assists. He's converting the aforementioned 86.5 percent of his free throws while attempting 4.7 takes per bout, which makes it all the more disconcerting that he couldn't nail his attempts late.