Pacers' Bennedict Mathurin: Drops team-high 23 points

Mathurin finished with 23 points (6-10 FG, 2-4 3Pt, 9-9 FT) and nine rebounds over 25 minutes during Thursday's 111-94 loss to the Knicks in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

Mathurin tallied at least 20 points for the second straight game, albeit in a losing effort. Before his two most recent performances, Mathurin had been struggling to have any tangible impact, totaling just 15 points over the previous five games. The Pacers still lead the series 3-2 with Game 6 scheduled for Saturday in Indiana.