If he was on a more glamourous team people would be raving more about him, but how great has Ben Mathurin been so far this year? 20 ppg, shooting 45\3% from three, all games coming off the bench. He is smoking hot right now and looks like a huge win as the #6 overall pick in last year's draft.
The Pacers in general are a low-profile team that are having a good season. They are 11-7 and taking a ton of threes, hitting them at a decent 37% rate, giving them the 7th best offense in the league. Haliburton would have to be an All-Star if the game was today, 20-11 with an eFG% of 57%. Myles Turner has been a complete monster on both ends of the floor after missing the first few games of the season, shooting 45% from three and averaging 18 ppg and nearly 3 blocks per game. Mathurin has been great, and Buddy Hield has given them more scoring and shooting. Fun team, really overachieving given their O/U this season was 24.5. A well done job by Rick Carlisle.