Incredible Indiana Pacers Lead (2-1)

The incredible Indiana Pacers (14-5 in these ‘offs and (13-6) ATS–Ok City is (0-8) ATS in this year’s road tilts), who had lost their previous #3’s however up (2-0) in series they would win, went up (2-1) in the NBA final, winning (116-107) in game 3 as 5 plus point(s) u/dogs vs the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Bennedict Mathurin a reserve led all scorers with 27 points a big part of the Pacers’ (45-17) scoring advantage involving reserve players.

Tyrese Haliburton added 22 including another go ahead to stay, three point shot, when this much earlier (6 and change remaining), but Indy never ceased the lead that shot produced).

A.P. noted 33 of the 41 #3/NBA final round series game winners “titled” and added “advantage Pacers.”

Smarter than them regarding the perception anyway, those who make their lucrative living regarding such disagree as pre series 7 to 1 fave, (68-14) Oklahoma City is still over a 2 to 1 series “fave.”

The great Freddie Lewis, him I would like to see there as he was an integral part of all 3 Indy ABA title teams and is still “with us” as opposed to other Pacers’ greats, Roger Brown, coach Bob “Slick” Leonard, George McGinnis and Mel Daniels (sorry regarding others not named).

Alas Oscar (Robertson) was there, another joy, not so seeing the cited and hyped Cait Clark and the annoying (not as much as Lee), Reggie Miller

A 10th-round draft pick of the Cincinnati Royals in 1966, he (I add Lewis for the link) earned a spot as Oscar Robertson‘s backup, averaging 4.7 points and 1.3 assists per game. “Oscar taught me a lot,” Lewis is quoted on remembertheaba.com about the legend from Indianapolis. “(He) taught me how to be cool, how to handle situations instead of running all over the court helter-skelter.”