⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
0Q119-16
-2Q221-23
+5Q328-23
+5Q427-21
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their two- Won the second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to four
Key battles
21Points off turnovers6
10Threes made2
12Offensive rebounds4
45%Three-point accuracy22%
📊The numbers
| DEN | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 2 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
