NBA FINALS: THUNDER VS. PACERS

June 15, 2025

Bennedict Mathurin

Indiana Pacers

Practice Day

Q. In terms of bouncing back after Game 4, what's been the mentality?

BENNEDICT MATHURIN: Just going out there and being relentless. We know what we have to improve. We know what we have to focus on going into the next game. We just have to execute.

Q. What else did you learn from the last game?

BENNEDICT MATHURIN: Just be better with leads. Be better with leads. Take care of the ball. We just have to play Pacers basketball. That's the most important thing.

Q. Going back to Game 1, you've won here. What things do you want to take from Game 1 going into this game?

BENNEDICT MATHURIN: Our aggressiveness and us being relentless going into the game is the most important thing. We were able to adjust after the first quarter, but we have to be able to throw the first punch tomorrow.

Q. What is the key to win this game tomorrow night?

BENNEDICT MATHURIN: Play as hard as we can.

Q. Which team has more pressure now?

BENNEDICT MATHURIN: Pressure? It's a hard question. I don't think it's pressure. I don't think pressure is the right word. We don't feel pressure. I think it's just about the team that's going to be able to commit the least mistakes and take care of the ball most is going to be the team that wins the game.

Q. It's 0-0 right now, and it's best-of-three now. This Game 5 is similar to Game 1 that you won here?

BENNEDICT MATHURIN: No. It's a new game. New game --

Q. Not in terms of what happened on the court, but in terms of the situation.

BENNEDICT MATHURIN: We've played here before. We've won here before. Like I said, for us, tomorrow it's 0-0. All we have to do is win the next game.

Q. If you went over the film, what were things you noticed especially in the fourth quarter?

BENNEDICT MATHURIN: Without saying too much, we just have to play Pacers basketball until the time ends. I think that we have to be able to take care of details.