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Caitlin Clark made her presence feel in Indiana again on Wednesday night, but not with her basketball skills.
Instead, the fever star was on her home arena to take in games 3 of the NBA final between Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder.
It was another comeback for Indiana that, after drawing 89-84 through three, outscored OKC, 32-18, in the last 12 minutes.
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Caitlin Clark participates in Game 3 of the 2025 NBA final between Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. (Kyle Terada/Imag images)
So Clark decided to pull out the most notorious gesture in Indiana – choke -character.
Reggie Miller pulled it famous in the 1990s, and Tyrese Haliburton used it after what he thought was a game-winning Summer-Beater in Game 1 in the eastern conference final. Instead, it was controlled a game-binding two, but Pacers won in overtime to finish the comeback.
So after this comeback, Clark mimicked what has now become a Pacers tradition.
The victory gave Pacers who went into the series a huge underdog, a 2-1 lead with Game 4 on their home ground Friday night.
Indiana Pacers Guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) makes a suffocating gesture against New York Knicks after hit a shot at the end of the fourth quarter of Game 1 in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals 21 May 2025 in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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Haliburton finished the game with 22 points on 9-for-17 shooting, including four made triangles. He was also a rebound away from a triple double after handing out 11 assists. At the defensive end, Haliburton had two stealing and a block.
But this series has proven to be one that requires bench depth, and the Pacers Guard Bennedict Mathurin was ready for the challenge.
Mathurin fell 27 points and led Pacers in this category after an effective 9 of 12 from the field with 7 of 8 made free kicks in 22 minutes. He also had four rebounds and an assist.
Indiana Pacers Guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) drives to the curve towards Oklahoma City Thunder tip Jalen Williams (8) during the third quarter of Game 3 of the 2025 NBA final at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse. (Kyle Terada/Imag images)
Pascal Siakam was also in the 20-point club and went 8-of-14 off the field while making five out of six free throw to 21 points with six rebounds, four assists and two steals.
