Bennedict Mathurin Drops 38 in HISTORIC Clippers Home Debut 🔥 | February 19, 2026
Bennedict Mathurin delivered a historic performance in his home debut, leading the Los Angeles Clippers to a thrilling 115–114 win over the Denver Nuggets.
Mathurin finished with:
• 38 PTS (ties career-high)
• 12–22 FG
• 5 REB
• 4 AST
• 3 STL
• 16 PTS in the 4th quarter
🚨 His 38 points set the Clippers franchise record for most points in a home debut, surpassing Paul George (37 PTS on Nov. 16, 2019).
The game came down to the final seconds, as Jamal Murray missed the last of three free throws with 0.9 seconds remaining, allowing Los Angeles to escape with the win.
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25 Comments
as a pacer fan…benn got the best pull-up 3 in the league i’ll miss him
It's crazy that the Clippers are now only 1 game below 500 after that disastrous 6-21 start and then trading Harden and Zubac at the trade deadline… A huge turnaround and honestly, they got better and got younger…
Look like a new SGA
hes literally a JR Smith with all-nba potential
Can win the championship posbitly if they stay healthy clippers
Another Canadian about to have a breakout season. Can't wait for 2028 Olympics!
Y'all calling everything 'historic' at this point. The meaning of the word is lost because you're overusing it. 🤦
Pacer Fan: I hated the trade so much. Mathurin has mamba mentality. Trading him at 23 years old is stupid. Carlisle didn’t ever adjust for Mathurin. Simple roles and adjustments could have allowed Pacers to start him at the 3 over nesmith. Pay into the tax for once. Having a contending team is worth it when you can find cheap centers like jay huff to fulfill that role. You don’t find dawgs like Mathurin. Pacers better pray they keep a top 4 pick. If clippers get Mathurin and top 5-9 pick that’s gonna look like the a trade worse than the Kawhi traded years ago. Mathurin is gonna be an all star with Clippers and will get paid a lot. Clippers getting garland and Mathurin saved their franchise after it loses its draft picks for the Kawhi Aspiration hammer coming soon. They won’t need the picks when they have those two. Even if Kawhi’s contract gets voided you have two amazing young proven pieces to build around. Clippers were in hell and the Cavs and Pacers gave them serious life lines.
Go be great Benn, I will always root for you
Dude is built almost like a combo of Artest and Westbrook
with a bit of Charles Barkley's mentality, dig it
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Trading Zu was a good deal at all.
Yeeeeah, that's all well and good, but he still lacks emotional maturity, and it caused him to get himself into some shit in this very-same game.
The Pacers are definitely going to miss him, but also….not going to miss him.
Mathurin is a bucket
Always thought bro was going to make it BIG
Have watched basketball for over 20 years, it has become hard for me to fall in love with players of the newer generation. But this guy just has something hard to explain, a real dog for better or worse sometimes. Carlisle never trusted him, even played Sheppard over him for long stretches deep in the playoffs. Yes he was inconsistent but he won the Pacers game 3 of the finals, was their best guy in game 7 and had two big games in the Knicks series. When engaged like right now and at the end of the playoffs, he is actually good on defense. His ability to get to the line is elite, can score at all levels. What he needs to work on if he wants to make an Allstar team is his passing, right now he is a very traditional shooting guard with no lead guard elements. Trust him Ty Lue
He’s an all star next year
They did it again.
They gave away the worst playoff choker in history.. and added a 23 year old that has achieved more in the playoffs than Harden did in 16 years.
Dunn/Mathruin combo looks goooooooood.
DUDE PLAYED LIKE SOME D-WADE IN HIM. NOT BAD
Naw I need those same people who told me mathurin wasn’t a star lol !!
Crazy how the clippers changed up on the whole league, went from old and at the bottom to young, fast, and climbing the ranks. Cant wait to see garland.
Dawg Ben was good in game 7
Bro plays like ant